unanimously; converse (dialect)
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadverb
with one voice; unanimously
formalUsed to describe many people speaking together in praise or agreement. Often appears in set phrases like 交口称誉 or 交口称赞.
Dà大
jiā家
jiāo交
kǒu口
chēng称
zàn赞
zhè这
wèi位
yīng英
xióng雄
。
Everyone praised this hero unanimously.
Tā他
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
shòu受
dào到
le了
píng评
lùn论
jiè界
de的
jiāo交
kǒu口
chēng称
yù誉
。
His work received unanimous praise from the critics.
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Cūn村
mín民
men们
jiāo交
kǒu口
chuán传
sòng颂
zhe着
zhè这
gè个
hǎo好
xiāo消
xi息
。
The villagers were spreading the good news with one voice.
verb
to converse; to talk; to exchange words
dialectRegional dialect usage, often implying that people have not spoken to each other for some time or are estranged.
Tā他
men们
jiǔ久
yǐ已
méi没
yǒu有
jiāo交
kǒu口
，
guān关
xi系
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
shū疏
yuǎn远
le了
。
They haven't talked for a long time, and their relationship has gradually become distant.
Lín邻
jū居
zhī之
jiān间
duō多
nián年
bù不
jiāo交
kǒu口
，
jiàn见
miàn面
yě也
bù不
dǎ打
zhāo招
hu呼
。
The neighbors haven't spoken for years and don't greet each other when they meet.
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Zì自
cóng从
nà那
cì次
zhēng争
chǎo吵
hòu后
，
liǎng两
rén人
jiù就
méi没
zài再
jiāo交
kǒu口
。
Since that argument, the two haven't spoken to each other again.