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咂
zā
to suck, to smack the lips
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⿰口匝
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Words Using 咂 (3)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
咂
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zā
to sip / to smack one's lips / to taste / to savor
zā
咂
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to sip / to smack one's lips / to taste / to savor
咂摸
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zāmo
(dialect) to savor / to test the taste of / (fig.) to ponder upon / to mull over
zāmo
咂摸
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(dialect) to savor / to test the taste of / (fig.) to ponder upon / to mull over
点头咂嘴
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diǎntóuzāzuǐ
to approve by nodding one's head and smacking one's lips (idiom)
diǎntóuzāzuǐ
点头咂嘴
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to approve by nodding one's head and smacking one's lips (idiom)