口述
kǒu shù
Pinyin

Definition

口述
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kǒu shù
  1. to dictate
  2. to recount orally

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人口
rén kǒu
  1. 1 population
  2. 2 people
借口
jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to use as an excuse
  2. 2 on the pretext
  3. 3 excuse
  4. 4 pretext
伤口
shāng kǒu
  1. 1 wound
  2. 2 cut
入口
rù kǒu
  1. 1 entrance
  2. 2 to import
出口
chū kǒu
  1. 1 an exit
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 to speak
  4. 4 to export
  5. 5 (of a ship) to leave port

Idioms (20)

三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
  2. 2 tight-lipped
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
  1. 1 not to be crushed (idiom)
  2. 2 to be determined to have one's revenge
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
  1. 1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous

Sample Sentences

被告，请你控制好自己的情绪。请大家安静！鉴于此案案情发生转变，被告人口述与供词不符。现本庭判令原被告双方在五日内补充提供证据。现在休庭。
bèigào ，qǐng nǐ kòngzhì hǎo zìjǐ de qíngxù 。qǐng dàjiā ānjìng ！jiànyú cǐ àn ànqíng fāshēng zhuǎnbiàn ，bèigàorén kǒushù yǔ gòngcí bù fú 。xiàn běntíng pànlǐng yuán bèigào shuāngfāng zài wǔ rì nèi bǔchōng tígōng zhèngjù 。xiànzài xiūtíng 。
Defendant, please control your emotions. Silence in the court! Given that the facts of this case have changed, the defendant's testimony and statement are no longer consistent. The court orders that the defense and the prosecution must supply further evidence within 5 days. Court is adjourned.
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