咋舌(zé shé): (literary) to be speechless
2 characters
(literary) to be speechless
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- zé shé
- Meaning
- (literary) to be speechless
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 咋舌 — tap one to open its word page.
qī七zuǐ嘴bā八shé舌
HSK 7-9lively discussion with everybody talking at once
kǒu口gān干shé舌zào燥
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
kǒu口shé舌
dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip
chún唇qiāng枪shé舌jiàn剑
(idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange
chún唇qiāng枪shé舌zhàn战
see 唇枪舌剑
chún唇shé舌
argument
hóu喉shé舌
mouthpiece
sāi塞shé舌ěr尔
the Seychelles
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