默 mò
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 黑 — black
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
默契
mòqì
tacit understanding; well-coordinated
Characters in this word
契 qì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他们之间的默契不是一朝一夕形成的，而是在多年合作中磨合出来的。 Tāmen zhī jiān de mòqì bú shì yì zhāo yì xī xíngchéng de, ér shì zài duōnián hézuò zhōng móhé chūlái de. The tacit understanding between them did not form overnight, but was developed through many years of cooperation.
- 两个人配合得很有默契，几乎不用说话。 Liǎng gè rén pèihé de hěn yǒu mòqì, jīhū bú yòng shuōhuà. The two work together with such rapport that they hardly need to speak.
- 我们之间有一种默契，谁先到谁就占座位。 Wǒmen zhī jiān yǒu yì zhǒng mòqì, shéi xiān dào shéi jiù zhàn zuòwèi. We have an unspoken agreement: whoever arrives first saves the seats.
Related words
- 沉默 chénmò silent
- 默默 mòmò silently
- 幽默 yōumò humorous; humor
- 默默无闻 mòmòwúwén unknown; obscure; quietly unnoticed
- 潜移默化 qiányímòhuà imperceptible influence; to influence gradually and subtly
- 契机 qìjī opportunity; turning point
- 契约 qìyuē contract; agreement; covenant
- 融洽 róngqià harmonious; on good terms
- 勉励 miǎnlì to encourage; to urge on
- 人缘儿 rényuánr popularity; ability to get along with people
- 恳切 kěnqiè earnest; sincere
- 亲和力 qīnhélì affinity; approachability; power to attract people