住口

zhùkǒu

verb #6,832

Meanings

1 to shut up
2 to stop talking
3 to hold one's tongue

Characters

to stop; to stay

Examples

HSK 2

他让所有人住口。

Tā ràng suǒyǒurén zhùkǒu.

He told everyone to shut up.

HSK 6

住口！别再说了！

Zhùkǒu! Bié zàishuō le!

Shut up! Stop talking!

Tips

register

住口 is blunt and commanding, often used in period dramas and fiction. In modern daily speech, 闭嘴 is more common.

memory

住 (stop/stay) + 口 (mouth) - make your mouth stay still, i.e. stop talking.

Stroke Order

住 zhù

口 kǒu