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嘀咕

dí gu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

嘀咕 (dí gu) means "to mutter; to feel apprehensive". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 嘀咕 means

1. to mutter
2. to feel apprehensive

The characters in 嘀咕

• 嘀dī(onomatopoeia) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc
• 咕gū(onomatopoeia) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc

Example sentences

• 我听到汤姆在用法语嘀咕些什么。
  Wǒ tīng dào Tāngmǔ zài yòng Fǎyǔ dígu xiē shénme.
  I heard Tom muttering something in French.
• 我听到汤姆在用法语嘀咕些什幺。
  I heard Tom muttering something in French.

Words containing 嘀咕

• 犯嘀咕fàn dí guto hesitate; to have second thoughts; to be concerned

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read dí gu correctly.
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