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嘴 (zuǐ): mouth

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 3noun

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning
mouth
Characters
1
Part of speech
noun
HSK level
HSK 3
Strokes
16
Radical
口
Structure
左右结构

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • mouth
  • beak
  • nozzle
  • spout (of teapot etc)
  • mouth (of a person or animal)
  • beak
  • snout
  • spout
  • nozzle (of a container)
  • talk
  • speech (in compounds referring to how one speaks)

Chinese explanation

  • 人或动物进食、发声和呼吸的器官，长在脸上，有嘴唇、牙齿和舌头
  • 也指像嘴一样张开的部分，如瓶嘴、山嘴。

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16 strokes

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Example sentences

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She opened her mouth and let the doctor examine her throat.

，。

Please be quiet, I'm on the phone.

。

The spout of this teapot is broken.

，。

He is smooth-tongued and knows how to please people.

，。

Don't butt in; this matter has nothing to do with you.

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