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Chinese dictionary
v.infmlretort; answer (or talk) back
不许还嘴!
Don't give me any of your lip.
不要一时冲动就还嘴。
Don’t give in to the temptation to argue back.
Word usage
- Separable word"还" and "嘴" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
他第一次被人说得还不了嘴。
It was the first time that he was criticized so much that he could not retort.
这孩子对老师的批评从未还过嘴。
The boy has never talked back to the teacher's criticism.