# 口吃 (kǒuchī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 口吃 (kǒuchī) means “to stutter; to stammer; stutter”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to stutter; to stammer; stutter
- Pinyin: kǒuchī (kou3 chi1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他一紧张说话就有点儿口吃。
  Tā yì jǐnzhāng shuōhuà jiù yǒudiǎnr kǒuchī.
  He stutters a little when he gets nervous.

## Characters

- [口](https://hanziro.com/word/kou-mouth/) (kǒu): mouth; (measure word) for bites
- [吃](https://hanziro.com/word/chi-eat/) (chī): to eat

https://hanziro.com/word/kou-chi-stutter/

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