嚼舌

jiáoshé
verb #28,744

Meanings

  1. 1 to gossip
  2. 2 to argue unnecessarily
  3. 3 to wag one's tongue

Examples

HSK 2
Bié jiáoshé le, zhè jiàn shì gēn nǐ méiguānxi.
Stop gossiping - this matter has nothing to do with you.
HSK 7-9
Tā zhěngtiān wúsuǒ-shìshì, jiù zhīdào jiáoshégēn, shuō biérén xiánhuà.
She does nothing all day but gossip and talk about others behind their backs.

Tips

usage
嚼舌 is informal and slightly derogatory. It often appears in extended forms: 嚼舌根 or 嚼舌头. All three mean the same thing - to gossip or talk idly about others.

Stroke Order

jiáo
shé