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支吾

zhī wu

2-character word

What 支吾 means

1. to respond evasively or vaguely
2. to elude
3. to stall

Other readings

支吾 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zhī wúto resist; to deal with

The characters in 支吾

• 支zhīto support; to sustain; to erect
• 吾wú(old) I; my

Words starting with 支吾

• 支吾其词zhī wú qí cí(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth; evasive

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