七嘴八舌
qīzuǐ-bāshé · lively discussion with everybody talking at once
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 七嘴八舌
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
mouth (CL:張|张[zhang1]); slap in the face (CL:個|个[ge4])
舌头shétoutongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
八成bāchéngeighty percent; most probably; most likely
八卦bāguàthe eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; gossip; gossipy
插嘴chāzuǐto interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation
咧嘴liězuǐto grin