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亲口

qīn kǒu · qin kou

Traditional 親口

Meaning

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  1. one's own mouth
  2. fig. in one's own words
  3. to say sth personally
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Did she say it herself?

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)有(yǒu)个(gè)好(hǎo)消息(xiāoxi)。琦琦(qíqí)要(yào)去(qù)日本(rìběn)工作(gōngzuò)了(le)。

    Liangliang, I have good news. Qiqi is going to work in Japan.

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？谁(shéi)告诉(gàosu)你(nǐ)的(de)？

    Really? Who told you?

  3. Dengdeng

    是(shì)她(tā)亲口(qīnkǒu)告诉(gàosu)我(wǒ)的(de)。

    She told me herself.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不(bù)信(xìn)，我(wǒ)要(yào)听(tīng)她(tā)亲口(qīnkǒu)说(shuō)。

    I do not believe it. I want to hear her say it herself.

  5. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)在(zài)说(shuō)我(wǒ)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)亲口(qīnkǒu)告诉(gàosu)你们(nǐmen)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)去(qù)三天(sāntiān)。

    Are you talking about me? I will tell you myself: I am only going for three days.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，这下(zhèxià)我(wǒ)信(xìn)了(le)。

    OK, now I believe it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

除(chú)非(fēi)他(tā)亲(qīn)口(kǒu)对(duì)我(wǒ)说(shuō)，否(fǒu)则(zé)我(wǒ)决(jué)不(bù)相(xiāng)信(xìn)。

I will not believe it unless and until he tells me so.

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

02

他(tā)亲(qīn)口(kǒu)答(dā)应(yìng)会(huì)来(lái)参(cān)加(jiā)我(wǒ)的(de)生(shēng)日(rì)聚(jù)会(huì)。

He personally promised to come to my birthday party.

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