住
嘴

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The word 住嘴 is formed by directly combining two characters: 住, which means "to stop" or "to cease", and 嘴, which means "mouth". Its formation is purely ideographic and imperative, creating a command that visualizes the action of causing a mouth to halt its function, essentially painting a picture of "stop your mouth" to convey the meaning "shut up".

Example Sentences Hide

你给我住嘴！

nǐ gěi wǒ zhù zuǐ!

You shut up!

妈妈大声叫孩子住嘴。

mā ma dà shēng jiào hái zi zhù zuǐ.

The mother loudly told the child to shut up.

在图书馆里，我们必须住嘴。

zài tú shū guǎn lǐ, wǒ men bì xū zhù zuǐ.

In the library, we must keep quiet.

如果他继续撒谎，我就让他住嘴。

rú guǒ tā jì xù sā huǎng, wǒ jiù ràng tā zhù zuǐ.

If he continues to lie, I will make him shut up.

尽管她很想反驳，但为了不激怒对方，她还是决定住嘴。

jǐn guǎn tā hěn xiǎng fǎn bó, dàn wèi le bù jī nù duì fāng, tā hái shì jué dìng zhù zuǐ.

Although she really wanted to refute, but in order not to anger the other party, she still decided to shut up.

Word Definition - 住嘴

zhù zuǐ to hold one's tongue; Shut up!

Individual Character Details

住 zhù
嘴 zuǐ