Chinese word dictionary

啧啧称奇

zé zé chēng qí · to click one's tongue in wonder (idiom); to be astonished

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Word information

Simplified啧啧称奇

Traditional嘖嘖稱奇

Pinyinzé zé chēng qí

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Character breakdown

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

啧zé

interjection of approval or admiration

啧zé

interjection of approval or admiration

称chēng

balanced; name, brand; to say, to call

奇qí

strange, unusual, odd; uncanny, occult

How to learn 啧啧称奇

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Words with the same characters

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奇怪qíguài

strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled

称chēng

to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise

称chēng

to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise

称为chēngwéi

to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."

称赞chēngzàn

to praise; to commend; to compliment

好奇hàoqí

inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity