寡言

guǎyán
  1. taciturn
  2. reticent

CEDICT

taciturn; reticent

Wiktionary

不多言。

重編國語辭典

说话少，不多言

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 寡 guǎ
  1. few
  2. scant
  3. widowed
2 言 yán
  1. words
  2. speech
  3. to say
  4. to talk

Containing this entry

木讷寡言 mùnèguǎyán honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)
沉静寡言 chénjìngguǎyán see 沉默寡言 chénmòguǎyán
沉默寡言 chénmòguǎyán
  1. habitually silent (idiom)
  2. reticent
  3. uncommunicative

Related entries

沉默 chénmò
  1. taciturn
  2. uncommunicative
  3. silent
男孩依旧沉默不语。

The boy remained silent.

Source: Tatoeba

无声无息 wúshēngwúxī
  1. wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking
  2. taciturn
  3. not providing any news
守口如瓶 shǒukǒurúpíng
  1. lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped
  2. reticent
  3. not breathing a word
沉默寡言 chénmòguǎyán
  1. habitually silent (idiom)
  2. reticent
  3. uncommunicative
林肯本人是沉默寡言的。

Lincoln himself was silent.

Source: Tatoeba

拘束 jūshù
  1. to restrict
  2. to restrain
  3. constrained
  4. awkward
  5. ill at ease
  6. uncomfortable
  7. reticent