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住口

zhùkǒu
verb #6,832

Meanings

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

Examples

住口！别再说了！
Zhùkǒu! Bié zài shuō le!
Shut up! Stop talking!
他让所有人住口。
Tā ràng suǒyǒu rén zhùkǒu.
He told everyone to shut up.

Tips

register
住口 is blunt and commanding, often used in period dramas and fiction. In modern daily speech, 闭嘴 (bìzuǐ) is more common.
memory
住 (stop/stay) + 口 (mouth) — make your mouth stay still, i.e. stop talking.

Stroke Order

住 zhù
口 kǒu