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三缄其口 (sān jiān qí kǒu): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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三缄其口 (sān jiān qí kǒu): To speak cautiously — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

三缄其口 consists of 4 characters.

seal, close; bind; letter

that, those; he, she, it; a particle

mouth; [measure word for family members]

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Pinyinsān jiān qí kǒu

Meaningto speak cautiously; to keep one's mouth tightly shut

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Word三缄其口

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Example Sentences with 三缄其口

Tā他

jué决

dìng定

sān三

jiān缄

qí其

kǒu口

，

bù不

zài再

tán谈

lùn论

zhè这

jiàn件

shì事

。

He decided to keep his mouth shut and stop talking about this matter.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 三缄其口.

Words with 三

再三zài sānHSK 5
丢三落四diū sān là sìHSK 6
三维sān wéiHSK 7-9
三角sān jiǎoHSK 7-9
三番五次sān fān wǔ cìHSK 7-9
举一反三jǔ yī fǎn sānHSK 7-9
接二连三jiē èr lián sānHSK 7-9
朝三暮四zhāo sān mù sìHSK 7-9

Words with 缄

缄口jiānkǒu
缄封jiānfēng
缄默jiānmò

Words with 其

其他qí tāHSK 3
其实qí shíHSK 3
其中qí zhōngHSK 4
其次qí cìHSK 4
尤其yóu qíHSK 4
与其yǔ qíHSK 5
其余qí yúHSK 5
极其

Words with 口

门口mén kǒuHSK 2
路口lù kǒuHSK 3
入口rù kǒuHSK 4
口语kǒu yǔHSK 4
十字路口shí zì lù kǒuHSK 4
人口rén kǒuHSK 5
借口jiè kǒuHSK 5
出口

jí qí

HSK 5

chū kǒu

HSK 5