启齿 (qǐ chǐ) — to start to talk about something; to bring up (a topic, often in negative constructions)

启齿 (qǐchǐ) is a formal verb meaning 'to bring up a topic' — almost always used in negative contexts like 难以启齿 ('hard to bring up') or 不屑启齿 ('not deign to mention').

verb
to start to talk about somethingto bring up (a topic, often in negative constructions)

예문

  • Zhè jiàn shì wǒ shí zài nán yǐ qǐ chǐ.
    I really find it hard to bring up this matter.
  • Tā yóu yù le bàn tiān, zhōng yú qǐ le chǐ.
    He hesitated for a long time and finally spoke up.
  • Zài nà zhǒng chǎng hé, tā gēn běn qǐ bù liǎo chǐ.
    On that occasion, he simply couldn't bring himself to say anything.

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