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Chinese dictionary
v.infmlreply defiantly; answer back
你不该和你奶奶顶嘴。
You shouldn't talk back to your grandmother.
跟大人顶嘴
answer back to a superior
别顶嘴！
Don't answer back!
不要和爸爸顶嘴。
Don't answer your father back.
你不许顶嘴！
You mustn't talk back!
你妈妈责备你时，你不应该顶嘴。
When your mother scolds you, you shouldn't answer back.
她发火的时候不要顶嘴。
Don't answer back when she is in a rage.
你不应该和士官顶嘴的。
You shouldn't have talked back to the sergeant.
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Word usage
- Separable word"顶" and "嘴" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
她没有跟父母顶过嘴。
She didn't talk back to her parents.
他早上和父亲顶了嘴。
He talked back to his father in the morning.
他偶尔和我顶几句嘴。
He talks back to my words occasionally.