住嘴
zhù zuǐ
Pinyin

Definition

住嘴
 - 
zhù zuǐ
  1. to hold one's tongue
  2. Shut up!

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

住
zhù
  1. 1 to live
  2. 2 to dwell
  3. 3 to stay
  4. 4 to reside
  5. 5 to stop
  6. 6 (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
嘴
zuǐ
  1. 1 mouth
  2. 2 beak
  3. 3 nozzle
  4. 4 spout (of teapot etc)
  5. 5 CL:張|张[zhāng],個|个[gè]
记住
jì zhu
  1. 1 to remember
  2. 2 to bear in mind
  3. 3 to learn by heart
住宅
zhù zhái
  1. 1 residence
  2. 2 tenement
住宿
zhù sù
  1. 1 to stay at
  2. 2 lodging
  3. 3 accommodation
住房
zhù fáng
  1. 1 housing
住院
zhù yuàn
  1. 1 to be in hospital
  2. 2 to be hospitalized
保住
bǎo zhù
  1. 1 to preserve
  2. 2 to save
停住
tíng zhù
  1. 1 to stop
  2. 2 to halt
  3. 3 to cease
入住
rù zhù
  1. 1 to check in (at a hotel etc)
卡住
kǎ zhù
  1. 1 to jam
  2. 2 to choke
  3. 3 to clutch
  4. 4 also pr. [qiǎ zhù]
合不拢嘴
hé bù lǒng zuǐ
  1. 1 unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc
  2. 2 grinning from ear to ear
  3. 3 mouth agape
  4. 4 gobsmacked
嘴唇
zuǐ chún
  1. 1 lip
  2. 2 CL:片[piàn]
嘴巴
zuǐ ba
  1. 1 mouth
  2. 2 CL:張|张[zhāng]
  3. 3 slap in the face
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
嘴脸
zuǐ liǎn
  1. 1 features, face (esp. derogatorily)
  2. 2 look
  3. 3 appearance
  4. 4 countenance
嘴里
zuǐ lǐ
  1. 1 mouth
  2. 2 in the mouth
  3. 3 on one's lips
  4. 4 speech
  5. 5 words
嘴馋
zuǐ chán
  1. 1 gluttonous
  2. 2 ravenous
堵住
dǔ zhù
  1. 1 to block up
奶嘴
nǎi zuǐ
  1. 1 nipple (on a baby's bottle)
  2. 2 pacifier
守住
shǒu zhu
  1. 1 to hold on to
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to keep
  4. 4 to guard

Idioms (17)

刀子嘴，豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
  1. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
嘴快心直
zuǐ kuài xīn zhí
  1. 1 outspoken and frank (idiom)
嘴甜心苦
zuǐ tián xīn kǔ
  1. 1 sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery
弄嘴弄舌
nòng zuǐ nòng shé
  1. 1 to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)
拙嘴笨舌
zhuō zuǐ bèn shé
  1. 1 lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker
樱桃小嘴
yīng táo xiǎo zuǐ
  1. 1 lit. cherry mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a delicate, ruby-lipped mouth
满嘴跑火车
mǎn zuǐ pǎo huǒ chē
  1. 1 (idiom) to have a glib tongue
  2. 2 to talk big
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
  1. 1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
  2. 2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
磨嘴皮子
mó zuǐ pí zi
  1. 1 to wear out the skin of one's teeth (idiom); pointlessly blather
  2. 2 to talk incessant nonsense
  3. 3 blah blah
磨破嘴皮子
mó pò zuǐ pí zi
  1. 1 to wear out one's lips (idiom)
  2. 2 to talk until one is blue in the face
  3. 3 to repeat again and again
衣食住行
yī shí zhù xíng
  1. 1 clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
话到嘴边留三分
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
  1. 1 A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
调嘴学舌
tiáo zuǐ xué shé
  1. 1 to incite trouble between people (idiom)
轻嘴薄舌
qīng zuǐ bó shé
  1. 1 lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude
  2. 2 caustic and sharp-tongued
驴唇不对马嘴
lu:2 chún bù duì mǎ zuǐ
  1. 1 lit. a donkey's lips do not match a horse's mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beside the point
  3. 3 incongruous
点头咂嘴
diǎn tóu zā zuǐ
  1. 1 to approve by nodding one's head and smacking one's lips (idiom)

Sample Sentences

够了！住嘴！住嘴！”
gòu le ！zhùzuǐ ！zhùzuǐ ！”
"That's enough! Shut up! Shut up!"
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