信口

xìnkǒu

adverb #23,308

Meanings

1 to speak without thinking
2 to blurt out
3 off the top of one's head

Characters

to trust / at will / freely

mouth / to speak

Examples

HSK 3

不要信口开河，说话要有根据。

Búyào xìnkǒukāihé, shuōhuà yào yǒu gēnjù.

Don't speak without thinking. What you say should be backed up by facts.

HSK 6

她信口答应了，事后又后悔了。

Tā xìnkǒu dāying le, shìhòu yòu hòuhuǐ le.

She agreed without thinking and later regretted it.

HSK 7-9

他信口说了一句话，没想到引起了误会。

Tā xìnkǒu shuō le yíjùhuà, méixiǎngdào yǐnqǐ le wùhuì.

He blurted out a remark without thinking and unexpectedly caused a misunderstanding.

Tips

usage

信口 is often followed by verbs like 说 (say), 答应 (promise), or appears in the fixed phrase 信口开河 (to talk carelessly / to speak off the cuff). It carries a mildly negative connotation of irresponsibility.

Stroke Order

信 xìn

口 kǒu