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嘀咕

Word · Verb

whisper; mutter; have misgivings

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to whisper; to mutter; to talk in private

informal

Used to describe speaking in a low voice, often secretly or privately.

Liǎng俩
rén人
yī一
jiàn见
miàn面
jiù就
dí嘀
gu咕
shàng上
le了
 。

The two of them started whispering to each other as soon as they met.

Tā他
men们
zài在
jiǎo角
luò落
lǐ里
dí嘀
gu咕
le了
bàn半
tiān天
 。

They muttered in the corner for a long time.

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Bié别
dí嘀
gu咕
le了
 ,
yǒu有
huà话
dà大
shēng声
shuō说
 。

Stop whispering; if you have something to say, say it out loud.

2.

verb

to suspect; to have misgivings; to feel uneasy

informal

Describes a state of mental unease or suspicion about something.

Tā他
kàn看
dào到
zhè这
zhǒng种
yì异
cháng常
de的
qíng情
xíng形
 ,
xīn心
lǐ里
zhí直
dí嘀
gu咕
 。

When he saw this unusual situation, he had serious misgivings.

Nǐ你
bié别
dí嘀
gu咕
le了
 ,
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
méi没
wèn问
tí题
 。

Stop worrying; there's no problem with this matter.

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Wǒ我
duì对
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
yī一
zhí直
xīn心
lǐ里
dí嘀
gu咕
 。

I've always had doubts about this matter.