slow of speech; inarticulate; clumsy in speaking
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
clumsy with words; inarticulate; not good at expressing oneself verbally
informal多用于形容人因为性格内向、紧张或不擅长社交而说话不流利、不生动。略带自谦或善意的贬义。
Tā他
qí其
shí实
dǒng懂
dé得
hěn很
duō多
，
jiù就
shì是
bèn笨
zuǐ嘴
zhuō拙
shé舌
，
yī一
shàng上
tái台
jiù就
jǐn紧
zhāng张
dé得
shuō说
bù不
chū出
huà话
lái来
。
He actually knows a lot, but he's just clumsy with words and gets so nervous on stage that he can't speak.
Bié别
kàn看
tā他
bèn笨
zuǐ嘴
zhuō拙
shé舌
de的
，
zuò做
qǐ起
shì事
lái来
kě可
shì是
kào靠
pǔ谱
dé得
hěn很
。
Don't be fooled by his inarticulate way of speaking; he's very reliable when it comes to getting things done.
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Wǒ我
zhè这
ge个
rén人
bèn笨
zuǐ嘴
zhuō拙
shé舌
de的
，
bù不
huì会
shuō说
nà那
xiē些
piào漂
liang亮
huà话
。
I'm a person who's clumsy with words; I don't know how to say those fancy things.
Tā她
pī批
píng评
xià下
shǔ属
shí时
bèn笨
zuǐ嘴
zhuō拙
shé舌
，
zǒng总
pà怕
shāng伤
hài害
duì对
fāng方
de的
gǎn感
qíng情
。
She is inarticulate when criticizing her subordinates, always afraid of hurting their feelings.