学舌

學舌

xuéshé

verb #27,185

Meanings

1 to parrot
2 to repeat what others say without understanding
3 to mimic speech

Characters

to learn; to imitate

Examples

他只会学舌，没有自己的见解。

Tā zhǐhuì xuéshé, méiyǒu zìjǐ de jiànjiě.

He only parrots others and has no ideas of his own.

鹦鹉学舌是对没有原创观点者的生动比喻。

Yīngwǔ xuéshé shì duì méiyǒu yuánchuàng guāndiǎn zhě de shēngdòng bǐyù.

Parroting like a parrot is a vivid metaphor for those who have no original views.

Tips

culture

学舌 is often extended as 鹦鹉学舌 (parrot imitating speech), a set idiom meaning to mindlessly repeat what others say. It carries a slightly negative connotation.

Stroke Order

学 xué

舌 shé