Word information
Simplified蛐蛐
Traditional蛐蛐
Pinyinqū qu
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
蛐蛐
qū qu · (dialect) cricket (insect); (slang) to whisper gossip behind sb's back
Character breakdown
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How to learn 蛐蛐
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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