改口 (gǎi kǒu) — to change one's story, to correct oneself, to take back a previous remark

Definición

Ejemplos

• 他一开始说不知道，后来才改口说知道了。
  Tā yì kāi shǐ shuō bù zhī dào, hòu lái cái gǎi kǒu shuō zhī dào le.
  At first he said he didn't know, only later did he change his story and say he knew.
• 她刚说完就后悔了，想改口已经来不及了。
  Tā gāng shuō wán jiù hòu huǐ le, xiǎng gǎi kǒu yǐ jīng lái bù jí le.
  She regretted it as soon as she said it, and by the time she wanted to take it back it was too late.
• 他死不改口，坚持自己原来的说法。
  Tā sǐ bù gǎi kǒu, jiān chí zì jǐ yuán lái de shuō fǎ.
  He absolutely refuses to change his story and sticks to his original statement.