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HSK 6
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 (1)
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.
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,009
- Word Frequency Rank
- 432 of 84,292