开腔 (kāi qiāng) — to start speaking, to begin to talk

Definition

'Start speaking, open one's mouth' — usually about beginning to say something after silence or hesitation. Often used in phrases like 还没开腔, 你倒是开腔啊 to urge someone to speak up.

verb

to start speakingto begin to talk

Examples

开腔，。
Tā hái méi kāi qiāng, wǒ jiù zhī dào tā yào shuō shén me.
He hadn't even started talking yet, and I already knew what he was going to say.
，。
Tā kāi le qiāng, dà jiā jiù ān jìng le.
Once he started talking, everyone fell silent.
！
Nǐ dǎo shì kāi gè qiāng a!
Just say something, will you!

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