tuōkǒu

脱口

Word · VerbTraditional脫口

blurt out; speak without thinking

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to speak without thinking; to blurt out

Commonly appears in the set phrases 脱口而出 (to blurt out) and 脱口成章 (to improvise verse effortlessly).

Tā他
yī一
shí时
jī激
dòng动
 ,
tuō脱
kǒu口
ér而
chū出
 。

He blurted it out in a moment of excitement.

Zhè这
wèi位
shī诗
rén人
néng能
gòu够
tuō脱
kǒu口
chéng成
zhāng章
 。

This poet can improvise verses effortlessly.

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Tā他
cháng常
cháng常
bù不
jiā加
sī思
suǒ索
de地
tuō脱
kǒu口
shuō说
chū出
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
 。

He often blurts out his thoughts without thinking.

Miàn面
duì对
jì记
zhě者
de的
tí提
wèn问
 ,
tā他
jìng竟
rán然
tuō脱
kǒu口
gǎn感
tàn叹
 。

Facing the reporter's question, he actually let out an involuntary exclamation.