口吃

kǒuchī

noun HSK 7 #25,755

Meanings

1 stutter
2 stammer

Characters

to eat; to stammer

Examples

他小时候有口吃的毛病。

Tā xiǎoshíhòu yǒu kǒuchī de máobìng.

He had a stutter when he was young.

经过治疗，她的口吃好多了。

Jīngguò zhìliáo, tā de kǒuchī hǎo duō le.

After treatment, her stutter improved a lot.

Tips

usage

口吃 can be used as both a noun (a stutter) and a verb (to stutter). As a verb: 他说话口吃 (he stutters when speaking).

Stroke Order

口 kǒu

吃 chī