Chinese word dictionary

口齿伶俐

kǒu chǐ líng lì · eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence; the gift of the gab

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Word information

Simplified口齿伶俐

Traditional口齒伶俐

Pinyinkǒu chǐ líng lì

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

口kǒu

mouth; measure word

齿chǐ

teeth; gears, cogs; age

伶líng

clever; lonely, solitary

俐lì

smooth; active; clever, sharp

How to learn 口齿伶俐

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.

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Words with the same characters

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口kǒu

mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls

门口ménkǒu

doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]

路口lùkǒu

crossing; intersection (of roads)

出口chūkǒu

an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port

口语kǒuyǔ

colloquial speech; spoken language; vernacular language; slander; gossip; CL:門|门[men2]

入口rùkǒu

entrance; to import