English–Chinese
“silent treatment” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinlěng zhàn
Example
他们最近在冷战，谁也不愿先说话。tā men zuì jìn zài lěng zhàn shuí yě bú yuàn xiān shuō huà
They have been giving each other the silent treatment lately, and neither wants to speak first.
How to say “silent treatment” in Chinese
“Silent treatment” in Chinese is 冷战 (lěng zhàn).
A tense standoff in which neither side openly attacks, but both use distance or pressure to maintain the conflict.
Example sentences with 冷战
要推动国际合作，就要打破冷战思维。yào tuī dòng guó jì hé zuò jiù yào dǎ pò lěng zhàn sī wéi
To promote international cooperation, we must break free from Cold War thinking.
Tips for using 冷战
- The word often presents a relationship problem as a continuing situation rather than as one brief failure to speak, which helps distinguish it from ordinary quietness.