| 沉寂 | chén jì | silence / stillness |   |
| 沈默 | chén mò | silence | |
| 消音 | xiāo yīn | to silence | |
| 默默 | mò mò | in silence / not speaking | |
| 静默 | jìng mò | silent / still / quiet / to mourn in silence / to observe silence / (neologism c. 2022) to stay at home during a pandemic | |
| 搭讪 | dā shàn | to hit on someone / to strike up a conversation / to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation | |
| 灭口 | miè kǒu | to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret / to silence sb | |
| 鸦雀无声 | yā què wú shēng | lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom) / not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence | |
| 忍辱负重 | rěn rǔ fù zhòng | to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom) / to suffer in silence | |
| 默哀 | mò āi | to observe a moment of silence in tribute | |
| 忍气吞声 | rěn qì tūn shēng | to submit to humiliation (idiom) / to suffer in silence / to swallow one's anger / to grin and bear it | |
| 冷场 | lěng chǎng | stage wait / (fig.) awkward silence | |
| 默读 | mò dú | to read in silence | |
| 默想 | mò xiǎng | silent contemplation / to meditate / to think in silence | |
| 饮泣 | yǐn qì | (literary) to weep in silence | |
| 默记 | mò jì | to learn by heart / to commit to memory / to remember / to memorize in silence | |
| 默祷 | mò dǎo | silent prayer / pray in silence | |
| 吃哑巴亏 | chī yǎ ba kuī | to be forced to suffer in silence / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering | |
| 潜神默记 | qián shén mò jì | to devote oneself to a task in silence (idiom) | |
| 布囊其口 | bù náng qí kǒu | lit. to cover sb's mouth with cloth / to gag / fig. to silence | |
| 哑巴吃黄莲 | yǎ ba chī huáng lián | no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) / also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连 / (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1]) | |
| 哑巴吃黄连 | yǎ ba chī huáng lián | no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) / also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲 / (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1]) | |
| 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 | yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū | to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom) / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering / sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出 | |
| 哑然无生 | yǎ rán wú shēng | silence reigns (idiom) | |
| 沉默是金 | chén mò shì jīn | silence is golden (idiom) | |
| 渊默 | yuān mò | profound silence | |
| 钳马衔枚 | qián mǎ xián méi | with horses and soldiers gagged (idiom) / (of a marching army) in utter silence | |
| 沉默程序 | chén mò chéng xù | silence procedure | |
| 沉默表意原则 | chén mò biǎo yì yuán zé | estoppel by silence | |
| 打破沉默 | | Breaking the Silence | |
