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讷

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Definitions

  1. 1. to speak slowly
  2. 2. inarticulate

Words Containing 讷

口讷
kǒu nè

(literary) inarticulate

刚毅木讷
gāng yì mù nè

resolute and taciturn (idiom)

讷讷
nè nè

(of speech) indistinct

木讷
mù nè

wooden and slow of speech

讷河
nè hé

Nehe, county-level city in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang

讷涩
nè sè

clumsy in speech

罗讷河
luó nè hé

Rhone River, France

迂讷
yū nè

overcautious

乌讷楚
wū nè chǔ

Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯[è ěr duō sī], Inner Mongolia

木讷老人
mù nè lǎo rén

ungraduated ruler

讷河市
nè hé shì

Nehe, county-level city in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang

木讷寡言
mù nè guǎ yán

honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)

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