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支支吾吾

zhī zhī wú wú

C1–C2 Level 7

支支吾吾 (zhī zhī wú wú) is a Chinese word meaning “to hem and haw”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. to hem and haw
  2. to stall
  3. to stammer
  4. to mumble
  5. to falter

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).