结巴

結巴
jiēba
verb #15,148

Meanings

  1. 1 to stutter
  2. 2 to stammer

Examples

HSK 3
Tā yī jǐnzhāng jiù jiēba.
He stutters whenever he gets nervous.
HSK 4
Bié zhāojí, mànman shuō, bùyào jiēba.
Don't rush, speak slowly, don't stutter.

Tips

usage
结巴 can be both a verb (to stutter) and a noun (a stutterer, somewhat rude). The more formal/medical term is 口吃. Using 结巴 as a noun to describe someone is considered impolite.
mistakes
Note the unusual pronunciation: here is read jiē (1st tone), not jié. This is one of those words where the character takes a special reading.

Stroke Order

jié