Chinese word dictionary

脱口而出

tuōkǒu’érchū · (idiom) to blurt out; to let slip (an indiscreet remark)

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Word information

Simplified脱口而出

Traditional脫口而出

Pinyintuōkǒu’érchū

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.

脱tuō

to take off, to shed; to escape from

口kǒu

mouth; measure word

而ér

and, and then, and yet; but

出chū

to go out, to send out; stand; produce

How to learn 脱口而出

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mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls

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to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc; variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)

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to go abroad; to leave the country

出来chūlái

to come out; to appear; to arise

出门chūmén

to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married