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yǎo
to bite, to gnaw
🔤 Pictophonetic: 口 (mouth) provides meaning, 交 provides pronunciation
HSK 5 ✏️ 9 strokes Common • Top 17%

Words Using 咬 (36)

yǎo
HSK 5
to bite / to nip
咬牙
yǎoyá
to clench one's teeth / to grind the teeth / gnaw
撕咬
sīyǎo
to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)
咬合
yǎohé
(of uneven surfaces) to fit together / (of gear wheels) to mesh / (dentistry) occlusion / bite
狗咬狗
gǒuyǎogǒu
dog-eat-dog / dogfight
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎoréngǒurbùlùchǐ
lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) / fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yīzhāobèishéyǎo,shíniánpàjǐngshéng
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope / once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
咬唇妆
yǎochúnzhuāng
bitten-lips look (darker lipstick applied on the inner part of the lips, and lighter on the outer part)
叮咬
dīngyǎo
sting / bite (of insect)
咬伤
yǎoshāng
bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)
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