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七嘴八舌
七嘴八舌 (qī zuǐ bā shé): Everyone talking at once / Noisy discussion (adjective/idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
七 • qī • seven • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
qī
七
seven
嘴 • zuǐ • mouth • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
zuǐ
嘴
mouth
八 • bā • eight • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
bā
八
eight
舌 • shé • tongue
shé
舌
tongue
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More common words that include characters from 七嘴八舌.
Words with
七
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
in a mess / chaotic
七十
qī shí
seventy
七曜
qīyào
seven luminaries (the sun, moon, and five visible planets)
七月
qī yuè
July
七点
qī diǎn
seven o'clock
十七
shí qī
seventeen
第七
dì qī
seventh
七上八下
qī shàng bā xià
Feel uneasy and unsettled; heart pounding with anxiety or nervousness.
Words with
嘴
嘴巴
zuǐ ba
mouth
嘴唇
zuǐchún
lip
咧嘴
liě zuǐ
Grin / smile broadly
插嘴
chā zuǐ
Interrupt / Butt in
Words with
八
八卦
bā guà
Gossip
八成
bā chéng
Eighty percent
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
in a mess / chaotic
五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén
numerous and varied / all sorts of
Words with
舌
舌头
shé tou
tongue
口舌
kǒu shé
mouth and tongue; dispute; talking
饶舌
ráo shé
talkative
巧舌如簧
qiǎo shé rú huáng
to have a glib tongue
住嘴
zhù zuǐ
shut up; stop talking
吵嘴
chǎo zuǐ
to quarrel
喷嘴
pēn zuǐ
nozzle; spray head
嘟嘴
dū zuǐ
pout (one's lips)
四通八达
sì tòng bā dá
well-connected
四面八方
sì miàn bā fāng
all directions / from all sides
三八
sān bā
International Women's Day (March 8); gossipy person (slang)
八十
bā shí
eighty
4.
How to Use 七嘴八舌 in Sentences
Measure Word + Noun
with
一片
yī
一
piàn
片
qī
七
zuǐ
嘴
bā
八
shé
舌
neutral
a hubbub of voices
Verb + Complement
with
变得
biàn
变
de
得
qī
七
zuǐ
嘴
bā
八
shé
舌
Adjective + Noun
with
场面
qī
七
zuǐ
嘴
bā
八
shé
舌
de
的
chǎng
场
miàn
面
Adverb + Verb
with
讨论
qī
七
zuǐ
嘴
bā
八
shé
舌
de
地
tǎo
讨
lùn
论
5.
Example Sentences with 七嘴八舌
hái
孩
zi
子
men
们
zài
在
jiào
教
shì
室
lǐ
里
neutral
become noisy with everyone talking
neutral
scene of everyone talking at once
neutral
discuss with everyone talking at once
qī
七
zuǐ
嘴
bā
八
shé
舌
dì
地
shuō
说
huà
话
。
The children are talking all at once in the classroom.
nǐ
你
men
们
néng
能
bu
不
néng
能
bié
别
qī
七
zuǐ
嘴
bā
八
shé
舌
de
的
?
zhè
这
yàng
样
gēn
根
běn
本
wú
无
fǎ
法
jìn
进
xíng
行
yǒu
有
xiào
效
gōu
沟
tōng
通
。
Can you all stop talking at once? It's impossible to have effective communication this way.
huì
会
yì
议
shàng
上
dà
大
jiā
家
qī
七
zuǐ
嘴
bā
八
shé
舌
dì
地
tǎo
讨
lùn
论
,
hěn
很
nán
难
tīng
听
qīng
清
shuí
谁
zài
在
shuō
说
shén
什
me
么
。
During the meeting, everyone was talking all at once, making it hard to hear who was saying what.
wèi
为
shén
什
me
么
měi
每
cì
次
jiā
家
tíng
庭
jù
聚
huì
会
,
dà
大
jiā
家
zǒng
总
ài
爱
qī
七
zuǐ
嘴
bā
八
shé
舌
dì
地
zhēng
争
lùn
论
bù
不
xiū
休
ne
呢
?
Why does everyone always end up arguing noisily at every family gathering?
xīn
新
wén
闻
yī
一
fā
发
bù
布
,
shè
社
jiāo
交
méi
媒
tǐ
体
shàng
上
lì
立
kè
刻
qī
七
zuǐ
嘴
bā
八
shé
舌
,
gè
各
zhǒng
种
guān
观
diǎn
点
céng
层
chū
出
bù
不
qióng
穷
。
As soon as the news was released, social media erupted with everyone talking at once, and various opinions emerged one after another.