住口

zhùkǒu

verb #6,832

Meanings

1 to shut up
2 to stop talking
3 to hold one's tongue

Characters

to stop; to stay

Examples

HSK 4

住口！别再说了！

Zhùkǒu! Bié zàishuō le!

Shut up! Stop talking!

HSK 4

他让所有人住口。

Tā ràng suǒyǒurén zhùkǒu.

He told everyone to shut up.

Tips

register

住口 is blunt and commanding, often used in period dramas and fiction. In modern daily speech, 闭嘴 is more common.

memory

住 (stop/stay) + 口 (mouth) - make your mouth stay still, i.e. stop talking.

Stroke Order

住 zhù

口 kǒu