还嘴 (huán zuǐ) — (colloquial) to talk back, to retort (defiantly)

Definition

Beispiele

• 妈妈批评他的时候，他居然敢还嘴。
  Mā ma pī píng tā de shí hou, tā jū rán gǎn huán zuǐ.
  When his mother criticized him, he actually dared to talk back.
• 她跟老板还了一句嘴，就被开除了。
  Tā gēn lǎo bǎn hái le yí jù zuǐ, jiù bèi kāi chú le.
  She retorted once to her boss and got fired.
• 老师说话的时候别还嘴。
  Lǎo shī shuō huà de shí hou bié huán zuǐ.
  Don't talk back when the teacher is speaking.