Meaning of 口头语
口头语 means pet phrase; verbal tic; habitual expression. Pronounced kǒu tóu yǔ.
- pet phrase; verbal tic; habitual expression
Definitions & Examples
“
Qiáo瞧
zhe着
bàn办
”
sān三
ge个
zì字
jī几
hū乎
chéng成
le了
tā他
de的
kǒu口
tóu头
yǔ语
。
The phrase 'Let's see what can be done' has almost become his pet phrase.
Wǒ我
tóng同
zhuō桌
yǒu有
ge个
kǒu口
tóu头
yǔ语
，
lǎo老
ài爱
shuō说
“
rán然
hòu后
ne呢
”
。
My deskmate has a verbal tic; she always says 'and then?'.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
shī师
jiǎng讲
kè课
shí时
de的
kǒu口
tóu头
yǔ语
shì是
“
dǒng懂
le了
ma吗
”
。
This teacher's habitual expression when lecturing is 'Understood?'.
Tā他
bǎ把
“
suí随
biàn便
ba吧
”
dàng当
chéng成
le了
kǒu口
tóu头
yǔ语
，
xiǎn显
dé得
yǒu有
diǎn点
fū敷
yǎn衍
。
He uses 'Whatever' as a pet phrase, which seems a bit dismissive.
Relations
Antonyms
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
句/ jù