你應該學著閉上你的嘴。

You've got to learn to hold your tongue.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=1 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
2 應該 yīnggāi ought to; should; must
3 xué
  1. to learn
  2. to study
  3. to imitate
  4. science
  5. -ology
=4 zhāo
  1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. zhuó)
  2. trick; tactic
  3. (dialect) okay; all right
  4. (dialect) to put in; to add
=4 zháo
  1. to touch
  2. to come in contact with
  3. to feel
  4. to be affected by
  5. to catch fire
  6. to burn
  7. (coll.) to fall asleep
  8. (after a verb) hitting the mark
  9. succeeding in
=4 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
=4 zhuó
  1. to wear (clothes)
  2. to contact
  3. to use
  4. to apply
=4 zhù
  1. to make known
  2. to show
  3. to prove
  4. to write
  5. book
  6. outstanding
5 閉上 shang
  1. to close
  2. to shut up
=6 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=6 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
=7 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=7 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=7 really and truly
=7 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
8 zuǐ
  1. mouth
  2. beak
  3. nozzle
  4. spout (of teapot etc)

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