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嘴
zuǐ
1.
mouth
2.
beak
3.
nozzle
4.
spout (of teapot etc)
5.
CL:[[張|张<zhāng>]], [[個|个<gè>]]
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
住嘴
zhùzuǐ
to hold one's tongue
努嘴
nǔzuǐ
to pout
动嘴
dòngzuǐ
to talk
反嘴
fǎnzuǐ
to answer back
名嘴
míngzuǐ
popular TV or radio host
吵嘴
chǎozuǐ
to quarrel
咧嘴
liězuǐ
to grin
嘴乖
zuǐguāi
(coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way
嘴唇
zuǐchún
lip
嘴严
zuǐyán
prudent in speech
嘴子
zuǐzi
mouth
嘴尖
zuǐjiān
sharp-tongued
嘴巴
zuǐba
mouth
嘴快
zuǐkuài
to have loose lips
嘴损
zuǐsǔn
(dialect) sharp-tongued
嘴敞
zuǐchǎng
to have a loose tongue
嘴琴
zuǐqín
Jew's harp
嘴甜
zuǐtián
sweet-talking
嘴直
zuǐzhí
straight shooter
嘴硬
zuǐyìng
reluctant to admit a mistake
Example Sentences (2)
妈妈，你看那只狗多可爱，眼睛大大的，嘴小小的，我们买回去吧。
Māma, nǐ kàn nà zhī gǒu duō kě'ài, yǎnjing dà dà de, zuǐ xiǎo xiǎo de, wǒmen mǎi huíqù ba.
Mom, look how cute that dog is. Its eyes are big and its mouth is small. Let's buy it and take it home.
Text 2
有的人心里怎么想，嘴上就怎么说，即使是别人的缺点，他也会直接说出来，这样的人虽然很诚实，但是可能会引起别人的误会；有的人虽然也看到了别人的缺点，但却不会直接指出来，而是通过别的方法来提醒，让他认识到自己的缺点，这样的人会让人觉得更友好。
Yǒu de rén xīnlǐ zěnme xiǎng, zuǐ shàng jiù zěnme shuō, jíshǐ shì biérén de quēdiǎn, tā yě huì zhíjiē shuō chūlái, zhèyàng de rén suīrán hěn chéngshí, dànshì kěnéng huì yǐnqǐ biérén de wùhuì; yǒu de rén suīrán yě kàn dào le biérén de quēdiǎn, dàn què bú huì zhíjiē zhǐ chūlái, ér shì tōngguò bié de fāngfǎ lái tíxǐng, ràng tā rènshí dào zìjǐ de quēdiǎn, zhèyàng de rén huì ràng rén juéde gèng yǒuhǎo.
Some people say whatever they think; even if it is someone else's shortcoming, they will say it directly. Such people are very honest, but they may cause misunderstandings; some people, although they also see others' shortcomings, will not point them out directly, but use other ways to remind them and help them realize their own shortcomings. Such people seem friendlier.
Text 4
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,009
- Word Frequency Rank
- 432 of 84,292