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

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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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Words with the same characters

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趔趄liè qie

to stagger; to stumble; to reel; Taiwan pr. [lie4ju1]

趑趄zī jū

to advance with difficulty; to hesitate to advance

打趔趄dǎ liè qie

to trip; to miss a step; to slip

趑趄不前zī jū bù qián

hesitant and not daring to move forward (idiom)

趑趄嗫嚅zī jū niè rú

faltering steps, mumbling speech (idiom); hesitant; cringing; to cower

嗫嗫niè niè

talkative; light and soft (of voice)