脱口而出

脫口而出

tuōkǒu'érchū

idiom HSK 7 #15,957

Meanings

1 to blurt out
2 to say without thinking

Characters

to escape; to slip off

to come out; to exit

Examples

他脱口而出说了一句脏话。

Tā tuōkǒu'érchū shuō le yī jù zānghuà.

He blurted out a swear word.

答案脱口而出，连他自己都吃惊。

Dá'àn tuōkǒu'érchū, lián tā zìjǐ dōu chījīng.

The answer came out spontaneously, surprising even himself.

Tips

memory

脱 (to escape) + 口 (mouth) + 而 (and then) + 出 (come out) = words that escape from the mouth, i.e., to blurt out.

Stroke Order

脱 tuō

口 kǒu

而 ér

出 chū