口吃 kǒuchī to stammer
to stammer; to stutter; Taiwan pr.
怎么记住“口吃”: 口 mouth (Kangxi radical 30) + 吃 eat = to stammer.
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用法
- 'To stammer / stutter' - 他有点口吃 (tā yǒudiǎn kǒuchī) he has a slight stutter.
- Note the reading chī (Taiwan pr. jí). A neutral, medical-ish term for the speech disorder; not to be confused with 口吃 read literally as 'mouth-eat'.