Word information
Simplified目瞪口呆
Traditional目瞪口呆
Pinyinmùdèng-kǒudāi
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 目瞪口呆
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.
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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ménkǒudoorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]
节目jiémù(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event); a planned activity (in one's schedule); CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3],項|项[xiang4],臺|台[tai2],套[tao4],檔|档[dang4]
路口lùkǒucrossing; intersection (of roads)
出口chūkǒuan exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port
口语kǒuyǔcolloquial speech; spoken language; vernacular language; slander; gossip; CL:門|门[men2]