Chinese word

闭嘴

Pronunciation

Pinyinbì zuǐ

Meaning

  • verbshut up

Example

孩子们吵闹，老师让他们闭嘴。hái zi men chǎo nào lǎo shī ràng tā men bì zuǐ

The children were making noise, and the teacher told them to shut up.

Illustration for 闭嘴 (shut up)

More examples

请你闭嘴，我正在开会。qǐng nǐ bì zuǐ wǒ zhèng zài kāi huì

Please be quiet, I am in a meeting.

Core concept

A forceful verbal stop that closes off another person's speech immediately.

Common phrases

  • 请你闭嘴qǐng nǐ bì zuǐ

    Please be quiet

  • 大家闭嘴dà jiā bì zuǐ

    everyone be quiet

  • 让他闭嘴ràng tā bì zuǐ

    make him be quiet

Similar words

别说话bié shuō huà: A short command telling someone to stop talking.
不要说话bú yào shuō huà: A request or command for someone not to speak.
别吵bié chǎo: A command telling people to stop making noise and become quiet.
请安静qǐng ān jìng: A polite request for people to be quiet.

Definition in Chinese

命令别人把嘴闭上，不要说话的粗暴用语。mìng lìng bié rén bǎ zuǐ bì shàng bú yào shuō huà de cū bào yòng yǔ

Word origin

闭 (bì, "close") + 嘴 (zuǐ, "mouth") forms a literal command to close the mouth, which explains its blunt demand for silence.

Usage tips

  • The word can occur between close friends as teasing, but the same wording can cause serious offense when the relationship or tone does not clearly support that familiarity.

Other meanings

  • be quietverb

Opposites

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