Chinese word dictionary

支吾其词

zhī wú qí cí · (idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth; evasive

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Simplified支吾其词

Traditional支吾其詞

Pinyinzhī wú qí cí

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Character breakdown

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

支zhī

to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)

吾wú

I, my, our; to resist, to impede

其qí

his, her, its, their; that

词cí

phrase, expression; words, speech

How to learn 支吾其词

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词cí

old variant of 詞|词[ci2]; word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Song4 chao2] (CL:首[shou3])

词典cídiǎn

dictionary; also written 辭典|辞典[ci2 dian3]; CL:部[bu4],本[ben3]

其实qíshí

actually; in fact; really

其他qítā

other; (sth or sb) else; the rest

支Zhī

surname Zhi

词语cíyǔ

word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression