住嘴
zhù zuǐ
Pinyin
Definition
住嘴
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- to hold one's tongue
- Shut up!
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to live
- 2 to dwell
- 3 to stay
- 4 to reside
- 5 to stop
- 6 (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
- 1 to remember
- 2 to bear in mind
- 3 to learn by heart
- 1 residence
- 2 tenement
- 1 to stay at
- 2 lodging
- 3 accommodation
Idioms (17)
刀子嘴,豆腐心
- 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
- 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
- 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
嘴快心直
- 1 outspoken and frank (idiom)
嘴甜心苦
- 1 sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery
弄嘴弄舌
- 1 to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)
Sample Sentences
够了!住嘴!住嘴!”
"That's enough! Shut up! Shut up!"