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口吃 (kǒu chī): Stammer / stutter (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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口 • kǒu • mouth; [measure word for family members] • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
kǒu
口
mouth; [measure word for family members]
吃 • chī • to eat • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
chī
吃
to eat
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More common words that include characters from 口吃.
Words with
口
门口
mén kǒu
doorway
路口
lù kǒu
crossing
入口
rù kǒu
entrance [to a building]
口语
kǒu yǔ
colloquial speech
十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu
crossroads
人口
rén kǒu
population
借口
jiè kǒu
use as an excuse; on the pretext of
出口
chū kǒu
exit [from a building]
Words with
吃
好吃
hǎo chī
delicious
吃惊
chī jīng
to be startled
小吃
xiǎo chī
snack
吃亏
chī kuī
to suffer losses; come to grief; take a beating
吃力
chī lì
strenuous; laborious
吃苦
chī kǔ
bear hardships
大吃一惊
dà chī yī jīng
to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled
贪吃
tān chī
greedy / gluttonous
4.
How to Use 口吃 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
with
严重
yán
严
zhòng
重
kǒu
口
chī
吃
neutral
severe stuttering
Verb + Complement
with
说话
shuō
说
huà
话
kǒu
口
chī
吃
Adverb + Verb
with
有点
yǒu
有
diǎn
点
kǒu
口
chī
吃
Verb + Object
with
矫正
jiǎo
矫
zhèng
正
kǒu
口
chī
吃
5.
Example Sentences with 口吃
tā
他
shuō
说
huà
话
shí
时
yǒu
有
diǎn
点
kǒu
口
neutral
stutter while speaking
informal
Spoken
a bit of a stutter
formal
correct stuttering
chī
吃
。
He stutters a little when he speaks.
zài
在
jǐn
紧
zhāng
张
de
的
fēn
氛
wéi
围
zhōng
中
，
tā
他
bù
不
yóu
由
zì
自
zhǔ
主
dì
地
chū
出
xiàn
现
le
了
qīng
轻
wēi
微
de
的
kǒu
口
chī
吃
。
In the tense atmosphere, he involuntarily developed a slight stammer.
nán
难
dào
道
nǐ
你
méi
没
fā
发
xiàn
现
tā
他
zuì
最
jìn
近
shuō
说
huà
话
shí
时
kǒu
口
chī
吃
de
的
qíng
情
kuàng
况
jiā
加
zhòng
重
le
了
ma
吗
？
Haven't you noticed that his stuttering has worsened recently when he speaks?
xiǎo
小
míng
明
yīn
因
wèi
为
jǐn
紧
zhāng
张
，
zài
在
yǎn
演
jiǎng
讲
shí
时
chū
出
xiàn
现
le
了
kǒu
口
chī
吃
。
Xiao Ming stuttered during his speech because he was nervous.
tā
他
bìng
并
fēi
非
tiān
天
shēng
生
kǒu
口
chī
吃
，
ér
而
shì
是
yuán
源
yú
于
yí
一
cì
次
yán
严
zhòng
重
de
的
xīn
心
lǐ
理
chuāng
创
shāng
伤
。
He does not stammer from birth; it stems from a severe psychological trauma.
