我們一言不發地坐著。

We sat in total silence.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我們 wǒmen we; us; ourselves; our
2 一言不發 yīyánbùfā to not say a word (idiom)
=3 地 de
  1. -ly
  2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
=3 地 dì
  1. earth
  2. ground
  3. field
  4. place
  5. land

classifier: 片
=4 坐 Zuò surname Zuo
=4 坐 zuò
  1. to sit
  2. to take a seat
  3. to take (a bus, airplane etc)
  4. to bear fruit
  5. variant of 座 zuò
=5 著 zhāo
  1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. zhuó)
  2. trick; tactic
  3. (dialect) okay; all right
  4. (dialect) to put in; to add
=5 著 zháo
  1. to touch
  2. to come in contact with
  3. to feel
  4. to be affected by
  5. to catch fire
  6. to burn
  7. (coll.) to fall asleep
  8. (after a verb) hitting the mark
  9. succeeding in
=5 著 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
=5 著 zhuó
  1. to wear (clothes)
  2. to contact
  3. to use
  4. to apply
=5 著 zhù
  1. to make known
  2. to show
  3. to prove
  4. to write
  5. book
  6. outstanding