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吐字
tǔ zì
Pinyin
Definition
吐字
-
tǔ zì
diction
enunciation
to pronounce the words correctly (in opera)
Character Decomposition
吐
口
土
字
宀
子
Related Words
(20)
名字
míng zi
1
name (of a person or thing)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
吐
tǔ
1
to spit
2
to put
3
to say
字
zì
1
letter
2
symbol
3
character
4
word
5
CL:個|个[gè]
6
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
数字
shù zì
1
numeral
2
digit
3
number
4
figure
5
amount
6
digital (electronics etc)
7
CL:個|个[gè]
文字
wén zì
1
character
2
script
3
writing
4
written language
5
writing style
6
phraseology
7
CL:個|个[gè]
十字
shí zì
1
cross road
2
cross-shaped
3
crucifix
4
the character ten
十字架
shí zì jià
1
cross
2
crucifix
3
yoke one has to endure
十字绣
shí zì xiù
1
cross-stitch
十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu
1
crossroads
2
intersection
吐司
tǔ sī
1
sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
吐槽
tù cáo
1
(slang) to roast
2
to ridicule
3
also pr. [tǔ cáo]
吐露
tǔ lù
1
to tell
2
to disclose
3
to reveal
呕吐
ǒu tù
1
to vomit
字典
zì diǎn
1
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[cí diǎn], which has entries for words of one or more characters)
2
CL:本[běn]
字幕
zì mù
1
caption
2
subtitle
字数
zì shù
1
number of written characters
2
number of words
3
word count
字样
zì yàng
1
model or template character
2
written slogan or phrase
3
mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)
字母
zì mǔ
1
letter (of the alphabet)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
字眼
zì yǎn
1
wording
字号
zì hào
1
characters and numbers (as used in a code)
2
alphanumeric code
3
serial number
Idioms
(20)
一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
1
each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
1
to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
1
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
2
(in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
3
each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
1
dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
2
concise and powerful style
不吐不快
bù tǔ bù kuài
1
to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)
倾心吐胆
qīng xīn tǔ dǎn
1
to pour out one's heart (idiom)
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn
1
lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
2
to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
吐故纳新
tǔ gù nà xīn
1
lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
吐丝自缚
tǔ sī zì fù
1
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
2
hoist with his own petard
吞吞吐吐
tūn tūn tǔ tǔ
1
to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
2
to speak and break off, then start again
3
to hold sth back
吞云吐雾
tūn yún tǔ wù
1
to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)
2
to blow cigarette or opium smoke
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
1
every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
1
between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
2
connotations
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
1
no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
2
no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
载酒问字
zài jiǔ wèn zì
1
a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
只字不提
zhī zì bù tí
1
not to mention (idiom); to say not one word
2
fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
3
to censor
Sample Sentences