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支吾
zhīwu
1. to respond evasively or vaguely
2. to elude
3. to stall
Uncommon • Top 82%

Character Breakdown

支
zhī
to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)
HSK 4 4 丶
吾
wú
I, my, our; to resist, to impede
7 丶

Compound Words (2)

支吾其词
zhīwúqící
(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
支支吾吾
zhīzhīwúwú
to hem and haw

Alternate Entries

支吾
zhīwú
to resist / to deal with

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
68,726 of 84,292