絕口不提 jué kǒu bù tí

keep completely silent about; never mention

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
  2. 2. to censor

Characters

Character Meaning
絕 jué
absolutely; by no means; to disappear
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
提 tí HSK 3
to mention; to raise (an issue); to put forward