 |
| Pronunciation |
: |
zuǐ |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- mouth. (n)
- anything shaped or functioning like a mouth. (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
口 |
| Strokes |
: |
16 |
| Traditional |
: |
嘴 |
| Usage |
: |
10.7% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 5. |
|
|
: |
reply defiantly (usually to one’s elder or superior) |
Sentences:
| 1. He just couldn’t stop laughing. |
| tā |
xiào |
de |
bì |
bu |
shàng |
zuǐ |
。 |
| 他 |
笑 |
得 |
闭 |
不 |
上 |
嘴 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 笑 |
: |
smile, laugh |
| 得 |
: |
(particle) used to link a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree |
| 闭 |
: |
close |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 上 |
: |
indicating the attainment of an objective |
| 嘴 |
: |
mouth |
|
| 2. Don’t talk back to your mother. |
| bú |
yào |
hé |
nǐ |
mā |
ma |
dǐng |
zuǐ |
。 |
| 不 |
要 |
和 |
你 |
妈 |
妈 |
顶 |
嘴 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 不要 |
: |
don’t |
| 和 |
: |
with |
| 你妈妈 |
: |
your mother |
| 顶嘴 |
: |
talk back |
|
| 3. You shouldn’t interrupt when others are talking. |
| bié |
rén |
shuō |
huà |
， |
nǐ |
bié |
chā |
zuǐ |
。 |
| 别 |
人 |
说 |
话 |
， |
你 |
别 |
插 |
嘴 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 别人 |
: |
other people |
| 说话 |
: |
talk |
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 别 |
: |
don’t |
| 插嘴 |
: |
interrupt |
|
| 4. Open your mouth. |
| zhāng |
kāi |
zuǐ |
bɑ |
。 |
| 张 |
开 |
嘴 |
巴 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 5. spout of a teapot. |
| chá |
hú |
de |
zuǐ |
。 |
| 茶 |
壶 |
的 |
嘴 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 茶壶 |
: |
teapot |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 嘴 |
: |
spout, mouth |
|
Learn a Chinese Character a Day
