Chinese Word: 啧 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

啧 (Trad.: 嘖)

Pinyin: zé

English Definition: (interj. of admiration or of disgust); to click one's tongue; to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak

Chinese Definition:
①争辩，人多嘴杂：啧有烦言。
②古同“赜”，深奥。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:责 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 责 [ zé ] one's responsibility, duty

Similar Characters: 喷碛

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啧啧称赞	zé zé chēng zàn	to click the tongue in admiration (idiom)
啧啧	zé zé	to click one's tongue
啧啧称奇	zé zé chēng qí	to click one's tongue in wonder (idiom); to be astonished

1		“ zé 啧 … téng 疼。 ” gē men 哥们 yī qué 一瘸 yī qué 一瘸 de 的 huí yìng 回应 dào 道。 Tut ... They hurt. Brother be lame response.
2		rén men 人们 shí shí 时时 fā chū 发出 “ zé 啧， zé 啧 ” de 的 zàn tàn shēng 赞叹声。 All the time there were clucks of admiration from the crowds.
3		dāng 当 tā 他 chī 吃 dàn gāo 蛋糕 de 的 shí hou 时候， dì di 弟弟 shuō 说： zé zé 啧啧 zé 啧！ Jeffrey says yum yum yum, when he ate his cake.
4		zé zé 啧啧 zé 啧， rú guǒ 如果 nín 您 xiǎng 想 zhǎo 找 rén 人 bāng máng 帮忙 nín 您 zhǎo cuò 找错 rén 人 le 了。 If you want help, gentlemen, you ve come to the wrong man.
5		tā men 他们 zé 啧 zé zé 啧啧 hé 和 yáo tóu 摇头， yīn wèi 因为 wǒ 我 zuò 坐 zài 在 wǒ 我 de 的 nǎo dai 脑袋 hé 和 zì 自 xuán 旋 hé 和 wēi xiào 微笑。 They tsk tsk tsk and shake their heads as I sit and spin my brains out and smile.

1		“ zé 啧 … téng 疼。 ” gē men 哥们 yī qué 一瘸 yī qué 一瘸 de 的 huí yìng 回应 dào 道。 Tut ... They hurt. Brother be lame response.
2		rén men 人们 shí shí 时时 fā chū 发出 “ zé 啧， zé 啧 ” de 的 zàn tàn shēng 赞叹声。 All the time there were clucks of admiration from the crowds.
3		dāng 当 tā 他 chī 吃 dàn gāo 蛋糕 de 的 shí hou 时候， dì di 弟弟 shuō 说： zé zé 啧啧 zé 啧！ Jeffrey says yum yum yum, when he ate his cake.
4		zé zé 啧啧 zé 啧， rú guǒ 如果 nín 您 xiǎng 想 zhǎo 找 rén 人 bāng máng 帮忙 nín 您 zhǎo cuò 找错 rén 人 le 了。 If you want help, gentlemen, you ve come to the wrong man.
5		tā men 他们 zé 啧 zé zé 啧啧 hé 和 yáo tóu 摇头， yīn wèi 因为 wǒ 我 zuò 坐 zài 在 wǒ 我 de 的 nǎo dai 脑袋 hé 和 zì 自 xuán 旋 hé 和 wēi xiào 微笑。 They tsk tsk tsk and shake their heads as I sit and spin my brains out and smile.