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口吃

kǒu chī

2-character word

What 口吃 means

1. to stammer; to stutter
2. Taiwan pr. kǒu jí

The characters in 口吃

• 口kǒumouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)…
• 吃chīto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy

Example sentences

• 他没胃口吃东西。
  He has no appetite.
• 你怎么说这样的口吃？
  Nǐ zěnme shuō zhèyàng de kǒuchī?
  How is it you speak with such a stutter?

Words containing 口吃

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