住嘴 (zhù zuǐ) — (colloquial, rude) shut up; stop talking

Definition

Rude, colloquial command meaning 'shut up — stop talking.' Used to silence someone mid-speech; not for polite requests to be quiet (别说了 / 安静).

verb

(colloquial, rude) shut upstop talking

住嘴！
Nǐ gěi wǒ zhù zuǐ!
Shut up!
，。
Zhù nǐ de zuǐ, bié zài shuō le.
Shut your mouth; don't say another word.
住嘴，。
Tā ràng wǒ zhù zuǐ, dàn wǒ bù tīng.
He told me to shut up, but I didn't listen.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

住 means to stop and 嘴 means mouth, so stopping the mouth means shut up.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

亻主住

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

主

Same sound today

住 pairs 亻, the person radical (written fully as 人), with 主, which supplies the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

口觜嘴

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

觜

觜zī嘴

Same sound today

嘴 pairs 口 (mouth) with 觜, which supplies its sound.

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