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口才

kǒucái

eloquence; gift of speech

A person speaks on a small stage to smiling listeners
Memory picture

Characters in this word

口 kǒu

Strokes
3
Radical
口 — mouth
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

才 cái

Strokes
3
Radical
扌 — hand
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 她口才很好,一开口大家就愿意听。 Tā kǒucái hěn hǎo, yì kāikǒu dàjiā jiù yuànyì tīng. She is very eloquent; as soon as she opens her mouth, everyone wants to listen.
  • 做销售需要好口才,也要有耐心。 Zuò xiāoshòu xūyào hǎo kǒucái, yě yào yǒu nàixīn. Working in sales takes a good way with words as well as patience.
  • 这孩子口才不错,参加了学校的演讲比赛。 Zhè háizi kǒucái búcuò, cānjiā le xuéxiào de yǎnjiǎng bǐsài. This child speaks well and has entered the school speech contest.

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