结结巴巴 (jiē jiē bā ba) — stammering, haltingly (describing speech)

Definition

Describes speech that comes out broken and hesitant, with frequent pauses or repeats. Used as an adverb (结结巴巴地说) or after 的/地, not as a main verb on its own.

verb

stammeringhaltingly (describing speech)

Examples

结结巴巴，。
Tā shuō huà jiē jiē bā ba de, tīng qǐ lái hěn jǐn zhāng.
He speaks haltingly; it sounds like he's very nervous.
结结巴巴，。
Tā jiē jiē bā ba dì jiě shì le bàn tiān, dà jiā cái míng bai.
He explained haltingly for a long time before everyone understood.
结结巴巴，。
Bié jiē jiē bā ba de, màn màn shuō.
Don't stammer; speak slowly.

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