口吃

kǒu chī

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

Definitions

1. to stammer
2. to stutter
3. also pr. [kǒu jí]

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 流利 liú lì 流利 liú lì fluent 说话流利，与口吃相反: fluent

Register variants

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• 大舌头 dà shé tou 大舌头 dà shé tou (coll.) lisp 口语中指口齿不清: (coll.) lisp

Related words

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• 口齿 kǒu chǐ 口齿 kǒu chǐ mouth and teeth 口齿伶俐，指说话清楚: mouth and teeth

Synonyms

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• 结巴 jiē ba 结巴 jiē ba to stutter 指说话不流利: to stutter

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“患者”或“矫正”搭配，如“口吃患者”“矫正口吃”。

Common mistakes

不要将“口吃”拆开使用，不能说“口很吃”。

Example Sentences

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他从小就 口吃 。

He has stuttered since childhood.

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Words Containing 口吃

• 一口吃不成胖子 一口吃不成胖子 yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi: lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
• 一口吃个胖子 一口吃个胖子 yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi: lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)

Child Words of 口吃

• 口 口 kǒu: mouth
• 吃 吃 chī: to eat