还嘴

還嘴

huánzuǐ

verb #32,703

Meanings

1 to talk back
2 to retort
3 to answer back

Characters

return / give back

Examples

HSK 1

别跟你爸爸还嘴！

Bié gēn nǐ bàba huánzuǐ!

Don't talk back to your dad!

HSK 5

妈妈骂他的时候，他从来不敢还嘴。

Māma mà tā de shíhou, tā cónglái bù gǎn huánzuǐ.

When his mother scolds him, he never dares to talk back.

Tips

memory

Literally "return + mouth" - when scolded, you "return" words from your mouth. Compare 还手 (to hit back), the physical version: same 还 "return" pattern.

Stroke Order

还 hái

嘴 zuǐ