学舌

學舌

xuéshé

verb #27,185

Meanings

1 to parrot
2 to repeat what others say without understanding
3 to mimic speech

Characters

to learn; to imitate

Examples

HSK 7-9

他只会学舌，没有自己的见解。

Tā zhǐ huì xuéshé, méiyǒu zìjǐ de jiànjiě.

He only parrots others and has no ideas of his own.

HSK 7-9

鹦鹉学舌是对没有原创观点者的生动比喻。

Yīngwǔ xuéshé shì duì méiyǒu yuánchuàng guāndiǎn zhě de shēngdòng bǐyù.

Parroting like a parrot is a vivid metaphor for those who have no original views.

Tips

culture

学舌 is often extended as 鹦鹉学舌 (parrot imitating speech), a set idiom meaning to mindlessly repeat what others say. It carries a slightly negative connotation.

Stroke Order

学 xué

舌 shé