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瞠目结舌

瞠目結舌
chēngmùjiéshé
idiom #36,521

Meanings

  1. 1 dumbfounded; flabbergasted
  2. 2 staring wide-eyed and tongue-tied
  3. 3 too stunned to speak

Examples

看到账单上的数字，他瞠目结舌，半天说不出话来。
Kàndào zhàngdān shàng de shùzì, tā chēngmùjiéshé, bàntiān shuō bù chū huà lái.
Seeing the figure on the bill he was dumbfounded, unable to speak for a long time.
魔术师的表演让观众瞠目结舌。
Móshùshī de biǎoyǎn ràng guānzhòng chēngmùjiéshé.
The magician's performance left the audience speechless.

Tips

memory
瞠 (chēng) = to stare, 目 = eyes, 结 = to tie up / knot, 舌 = tongue. Picture it literally: eyes bulging, tongue knotted. The image does the work.

Stroke Order

瞠 chēng
目 mù
结 jié
舌 shé