Correct
把嘴堵上
/ bǎ zuǐ dǔ shàng /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
...不能把人家的嘴堵上
2
能把...的嘴堵上
3
别想把...的嘴堵上
4
把...的嘴堵上
Definition
把嘴堵上:
Literally means:
shut up ones' mouth; keep silent about something.
Actually means:
This phrase figuratively means making one keep silent about something unpleasant, especially preventing him from publicizing something unpleasant.
It is also used by parents to make their children quiet.
把嘴堵上比喻以某种方式让别人对某事保持沉默，尤其是阻止别人把不好的事情传播出去。通常用于不希望把不光彩的事情传出去。
也用于家长教训孩子。
Example
Used as predicate or object, and it can have other words in between. (作谓语、宾语，中间可插入别的词语)
1
Nǐ
你
jīntiān
今天
zěnme
怎么
le
了
?
Chīfàn
吃饭
hái
还
bù
不
néng
能
bǎ
把
nǐ
你
de
的
zuǐ
嘴
dǔ
堵
shàng
上
,
huà
话
hái
还
nàme
那么
duō
多
?
What's wrong with you today? Can't you put your mouth in your mouth when you eat?
2
Tāmen
他们
xiǎng
想
yòng
用
10wàn
10万
kuài
块
qián
钱
bǎ
把
shòuhàizhě
受害者
jiāshǔ
家属
de
的
zuǐ
嘴
dǔ
堵
shàng
上
,
zǔzhǐ
阻止
tāmen
他们
xiàng
向
fǎyuàn
法院
tíchū
提出
kònggào
控告
。
They want to use $100,000 to shut the families of the victims and prevent them from suing the court.
3
Sòng
送
tāmen
他们
xiē
些
dōngxī
东西
bā
吧
,
rúguǒ
如果
néng
能
bǎ
把
zhèxiē
这些
rén
人
de
的
zuǐ
嘴
dǔ
堵
shàng
上
,
bù
不
jiù
就
jiǎnshǎo
减少
xiē
些
máfan
麻烦
ma
吗
?
Send them something, if you can plug these people's mouths, don't you just cut some trouble?