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垂涎
chuíxián
1. to water at the mouth
2. to drool
Common • Top 22%

Character Breakdown

垂
chuí
to hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; almost, near
HSK 6 8 丶
涎
xián
saliva
9 丶

Compound Words (3)

垂涎三尺
chuíxiánsānchǐ
to drool (over) (idiom)
垂涎欲滴
chuíxiányùdī
to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
染指垂涎
rǎnzhǐchuíxián
lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
18,930 of 84,292