Chinese word dictionary

结舌

jié shé · tongue-tied; unable to speak (out of surprise, embarrassment etc)

Word information

Simplified结舌
Traditional結舌
Pinyinjié shé
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 结舌

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.

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