嘀 dí
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 啇 stalk, stem, root, foot, base
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
嘀咕
dígu
to mutter; to murmur under one’s breath
Characters in this word
咕 gū
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 会场一片沉默，只有后排几个人在小声嘀咕，显然对方案并不满意。 Huìchǎng yípiàn chénmò, zhǐyǒu hòupái jǐ ge rén zài xiǎoshēng dígu, xiǎnrán duì fāng'àn bìng bù mǎnyì. The meeting hall was silent, except for a few people in the back row muttering quietly, clearly dissatisfied with the proposal.
- 他一边看手机一边小声嘀咕，好像在抱怨什么。 Tā yìbiān kàn shǒujī yìbiān xiǎoshēng dígu, hǎoxiàng zài bàoyuàn shénme. He muttered under his breath while looking at his phone, as if complaining about something.
- 妈妈在厨房里嘀咕着，不知道盐放哪儿了。 Māma zài chúfáng lǐ dígu zhe, bù zhīdào yán fàng nǎr le. Mom was muttering in the kitchen, wondering where she had put the salt.
Related words
- 废话 fèihuà nonsense; empty talk; to talk nonsense
- 寒暄 hánxuān to exchange greetings; to make small talk
- 胡说 húshuō to talk nonsense
- 好说 hǎoshuō easy to deal with; no problem
- 插嘴 chāzuǐ to interrupt; to butt in
- 道别 dàobié to say goodbye; to bid farewell
- 打岔 dǎchà to interrupt; to cut in; to change the subject
- 回应 huíyìng to respond; response
- 吩咐 fēnfù to tell; to instruct
- 告知 gàozhī to inform; to notify
- 叮嘱 dīngzhǔ to urge; to exhort; to give repeated instructions
- 告 gào to tell; to sue; to accuse