吭 (kēng): to utter a sound, throat

孩子们吭渴了，纷纷跑到饮水机前接水。

hái zǐ men háng kě le , fēn fēn pǎo dào yǐn shuǐ jī qián jiē shuǐ .

The children were parched and rushed to the water cooler to fill their cups.

面对这些“不讲道理”的组合，有人点赞，有人疑惑，更多人则一声不吭地点了关注。

miàn duì zhè xiē bù jiǎng dào lǐ de zǔ gě , yǒu rén diǎn zàn , yǒu rén yí huò , gēng duō rén zé yī shēng bù háng dì diǎn le guān zhù .

Faced with these “unconventional” pairings, some people gave them a thumbs-up, others were puzzled, and still more silently followed them.

你坐在电脑前干活，旁边有个家伙一声不吭盯着你。

nǐ zuò zài diàn nǎo qián gān huó , páng biān yǒu gè jiā huǒ yī shēng bù háng dīng zhe nǐ .

You're sitting at your computer working, and there's a guy right next to you staring at you without saying a word.

除非你有什么值得说的话要说，否则就别吭声。

Chúfēi nǐ yǒu shénme zhíde shuō dehuà yàoshuō, fǒuzé jiù bié kēngshēng.

Don't speak unless you have something worth saying.