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咬 (yǎo): to bite

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 5verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to bite
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 5
Strokes: 9
Radical: 口
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to bite
to nip
variant of 咬[yao3]

Chinese explanation

用牙齿夹住或切开东西
指被虫子叮
指说话时抓住别人用词上的毛病不放。

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Example sentences

I accidentally bit my tongue, it hurts.

She took a bite of the apple and then handed it to me.

A dog biting people is a very dangerous thing.

He gritted his teeth and persisted to finish the full marathon.

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