Chinese word dictionary

趑趄嗫嚅

zī jū niè rú · faltering steps, mumbling speech (idiom); hesitant; cringing; to cower

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Word information

Simplified趑趄嗫嚅

Traditional趑趄囁嚅

Pinyinzī jū niè rú

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

趑zī

to falter; to be unable to move

趄jū

weak, lame

嗫niè

to move the lips as if speaking; hesitation

嚅rú

to mumble, to stutter

How to learn 趑趄嗫嚅

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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