How to say “shut up” in Chinese
From polite to furious
The mildest way to say “shut up” in Chinese is 安静点 (ān jìng diǎn), “be a bit quiet”. The strongest is 你给我闭嘴 (nǐ gěi wǒ bì zuǐ), “shut your mouth. now.”. Here are all 10, ranked mild to strong, with pinyin and when to use each one.
安静点
be a bit quiet
Library voice
别说了
stop talking
When the story goes on way too long
Heard in real Chinese videos
别说了。
Enough!
笑口常开666 on YouTube, at 0:33别说了大雄。
Stop it, Nobita.
味增正傳 on YouTube, at 1:16
闭嘴
shut up (lit. close mouth)
Now it's rude
Heard in real Chinese videos
不是,宝宝,你,你闭嘴。
No, babe, you— you shut up.
小李虎的快乐生活 【官方频道 支持原创】 on YouTube, at 0:50闭嘴。你们看吧。
Shut up. Look at this.
高能劇場 on YouTube, at 3:44
少废话
cut the crap
Boss energy
你给我闭嘴
shut your mouth. now.
Mom energy. Run
5 more ways, mild to strong again
小声点
keep it down
The cinema whisper
Heard in real Chinese videos
你怎么还不睡啊,我小声点。
Why are you still awake? I'll keep it down.
不凉少年派 on YouTube, at 0:15
少说两句
say less
When your friend starts an argument
你话太多了
you talk too much
Honest. Too honest
住口
shut your mouth
Drama-series villain energy
闭上你的臭嘴
shut your stinky mouth
Friendship over
Quick answers
- How do you say “shut up” in Chinese?
- The mildest way to say “shut up” in Chinese is 安静点 (ān jìng diǎn), “be a bit quiet”. The strongest is 你给我闭嘴 (nǐ gěi wǒ bì zuǐ), “shut your mouth. now.”. Here are all 10, ranked mild to strong, with pinyin and when to use each one.
- What is the mildest way to say “shut up” in Chinese?
- 安静点 (ān jìng diǎn): be a bit quiet. Library voice.
- What is the strongest way to say “shut up” in Chinese?
- 你给我闭嘴 (nǐ gěi wǒ bì zuǐ): shut your mouth. now.. Mom energy. Run.
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