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七嘴八舌

qī zuǐ bā shé

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word

七嘴八舌 (qī zuǐ bā shé) means "lively discussion with everybody talking at once". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 七嘴八舌 means

1. lively discussion with everybody talking at once

The characters in 七嘴八舌

• 七qīseven; 7
• 嘴zuǐmouth; beak; nozzle
• 八bāeight
• 舌shétongue

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