Chinese word dictionary

趦趄嗫嚅

zī jū niè rú · faltering steps; mumbling speech; hesitant

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Word information

Simplified趦趄嗫嚅

Traditional趦趄囁嚅

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.

趦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 趦趄嗫嚅

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