English–Chinese
“blurt out” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyintuō kǒu ér chū
Example
她听到秘密，忍不住脱口而出了。tā tīng dào mì mì rěn bú zhù tuō kǒu ér chū le
She heard the secret and couldn't help blurting it out.
How to say “blurt out” in Chinese
“Blurt out” in Chinese is 脱口而出 (tuō kǒu ér chū).
A thought slips through a gap in self-control and appears as spoken words.
Example sentences with 脱口而出
他在面试时不经思索就脱口而出不合适的话，结果后悔了。tā zài miàn shì shí bù jīng sī suǒ jiù tuō kǒu ér chū bù hé shì de huà jié guǒ hòu huǐ le
At the interview, he blurted out something inappropriate without thinking and regretted it afterward.
Tips for using 脱口而出
- The key contrast is intention: the speaker may know the words but not mean to say them at that moment, which separates this idiom from a planned statement.