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口头禅

口头禅 (kǒu tóu chán): Pet phrase (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

口头禅 consists of 3 characters.

mouth; [measure word for family members]

head; top, end; first

meditation; Buddhist monastic practice

Word Info

Pinyinkǒu tóu chán

Meaningpet phrase

Characters3

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word口头禅

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3.

How to Use 口头禅 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 口头禅 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith成为

chéng成

wéi为

kǒu口

tóu头

chán禅

neutral

become a catchphrase

Adjective + Nounwith经典

jīng经

diǎn典

kǒu口

tóu头

chán禅

Measure Word + Nounwith句

yī一

jù句

kǒu口

tóu头

chán禅

Noun + Complementwith似的

kǒu口

tóu头

chán禅

shì似

de的

4.

Example Sentences with 口头禅

tā他

de的

kǒu口

tóu头

chán禅

shì是

“

hǎo

neutral

classic catchphrase

neutral

a pet phrase

informal

Spoken

like a catchphrase

好

de的

”

。

His catchphrase is "Okay."

zài在

tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

，

tā他

zǒng总

bǎ把

'

cóng从

cháng长

yuǎn远

lái来

kàn看

'

dàng当

zuò作

kǒu口

tóu头

chán禅

，

yǐ以

huǎn缓

hé和

qì气

fēn氛

。

During negotiations, he always uses 'in the long run' as his pet phrase to ease the atmosphere.

nǐ你

de的

kǒu口

tóu头

chán禅

'

shuō说

zhēn真

de的

'

，

shì是

bu不

shì是

biǎo表

shì示

jiē接

xià下

lái来

yào要

jiǎng讲

zhòng重

yào要

de的

shì事

？

Does your pet phrase 'seriously' indicate that you're about to say something important?

tā她

shuō说

huà话

shí时

zǒng总

ài爱

yòng用

“

nǐ你

zhī知

dào道

ma吗

”

zuò作

wéi为

kǒu口

tóu头

chán禅

。

She often uses "You know" as her catchphrase when speaking.

tā他

cóng从

bù不

bǎ把

'

suí随

biàn便

'

dàng当

zuò作

kǒu口

tóu头

chán禅

，

rèn认

wéi为

nà那

shì是

duì对

tā他

rén人

de的

bù不

zūn尊

zhòng重

。

He never uses 'whatever' as a pet phrase, considering it disrespectful to others.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

nǔ努

lì力

kè克

zhì制

，

dàn但

jǐn紧

zhāng张

shí时

nà那

jù句

'

wǒ我

de的

tiān天

nǎ哪

'

de的

kǒu口

tóu头

chán禅

hái还

shì是

huì会

tuō脱

kǒu口

ér而

chū出

。

Although he tries to restrain himself, his pet phrase 'oh my god' still slips out when he's nervous.

zhè这

wèi位

lǎo老

shī师

měi每

cì次

shàng上

kè课

dū都

huì会

shuō说

“

tóng同

xué学

men们

zhù注

yì意

le了

”

，

zhè这

yǐ已

jīng经

chéng成

le了

tā他

de的

kǒu口

tóu头

chán禅

。

This teacher always says "Students, pay attention" in every class, which has become his catchphrase.

zài在

péng朋

yǒu友

jù聚

huì会

shàng上

，

tā她

'

xiào笑

sǐ死

wǒ我

le了

'

de的

kǒu口

tóu头

chán禅

zǒng总

néng能

shùn瞬

jiān间

huó活

yuè跃

qì气

fēn氛

。

At friend gatherings, her pet phrase 'that's hilarious' always instantly livens up the atmosphere.

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