开口

kāi kǒu · kai kou

Traditional 開口

Meaning

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  1. to open one's mouth
  2. to start to talk

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)恢(huī)复(fù)了(le)意(yì)识(shí),还(hái)能(néng)开(kāi)口(kǒu)说(shuō)话(huà)了(le)。

He regained consciousness and was able to talk.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)一(yì)直(zhí)没(méi)开(kāi)口(kǒu),只(zhǐ)是(shì)安(ān)静(jìng)地(de)坐(zuò)在(zài)那(nà)里(lǐ)。

She didn't say a word the whole time, just sat there quietly.

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