张嘴 (zhāng zuǐ) — to open one's mouth (to speak); (figurative) to ask for a loan or favor
Definition
A separable verb meaning 'to open one's mouth' — literally to speak, and by extension to ask for a loan or favor. In the literal sense it's stronger than 说话: you physically part your lips first, often to start saying something.
verb
to open one's mouth (to speak)(figurative) to ask for a loan or favor
Beispiele
- 张嘴，。Tā zhāng zuǐ xiǎng shuō huà, què shén me dōu méi shuō chū lái.He opened his mouth to speak, but didn't manage to say anything.
- 张嘴。Tā bù hǎo yì si zhāng zuǐ jiè qián.He was too embarrassed to ask for a loan.
- ，。Tā zhāng le zhāng zuǐ, zuì hòu hái shì méi shuō.He opened his mouth a bit but in the end didn't say anything.
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