Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 咋舌
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.
tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
七嘴八舌qīzuǐ-bāshélively discussion with everybody talking at once
咋呼zhā hubluster; ruckus; to boast loudly
百不咋bǎi bù zaof no consequence (idiom)
不咋的bù zǎ de(dialect) not that great; not up to much; nothing special
不咋地bù zǎ de(dialect) not that great; not up to much; nothing special