Chinese Word: 咧 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

咧Polyphone (多音字)

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:列 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 列 [ liè ] a line; to arrange, to classify

Similar Characters: 例烈裂冽挒

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Pinyin: liě

English Definition:to draw back the corners of one's mouth

Chinese Definition:
①嘴向旁边斜着张开：咧嘴。咧着嘴笑。

Example Words:

龇牙咧嘴	zī yá liě zuǐ	to grimace (in pain); to show one's teeth; to bare one's fangs
咧嘴	liě zuǐ	to grin
呲牙咧嘴	zī yá liě zuǐ	to grimace (in pain); to show one's teeth; to bare one's fangs
咧开嘴笑	liě kāi zuǐ xiào	to laugh

Pinyin: liē

English Definition:see 咧咧

Chinese Definition:
①(大大咧咧)形容随随便便，满不在乎的样子。

Example Words:

骂骂咧咧	mà ma liē liē	to swear while talking; to be foul-mouthed
大大咧咧	dà dà liē liē	carefree; offhand; casual
咧咧	liē liē	(dialect) to cry; to whimper; to talk drivel
白不呲咧	bái bu cī liē	dingy white; faded; insipid; flat tasting (idiom)

Pinyin: lie

English Definition:modal particle expressing exclamation

Chinese Definition:
①相当于“了”、“啦”、“哩”等。［例］老爷们叫你来为开心的，你可哭开自己咧！那不得罪人吗？快别哭咧！——《老残游记》。
②另见lié；liě。

1		mài ěr sī 迈尔斯 yáo zhe 摇着 tóu 头 liě 咧 kāi 开 zuǐ 嘴 xiào 笑 le 了， yòng 用 shé tou 舌头 qiāo 敲 zhe 着 yá chǐ 牙齿。 Miles grinned and shook his head while clicking his tongue against his teeth.
2		lǜ chá 绿茶 zhēn de 真的 xiàng 向 wǒ 我 qī zi 妻子 shuō 说 de 的 nà yàng 那样 yíng yǎng 营养？ huò shì 或是 wǒ 我 yīng gāi 应该 shì zhe 试着 liě 咧 zhe 着 zuǐ 嘴 miǎn qiǎng 勉强 bǎ 把 tā 它 hē 喝 xià qù 下去 něi 哪？ Is green tea really as great as my wife says it is, and should I try to grin and bear it and gulp it down?
3		wǒ 我 gāo xìng 高兴 de 地 liě 咧 zhe 着 zuǐ 嘴 xiào 笑， què xìn 确信 mǒu xiē 某些 fēi cháng 非常 tè shū 特殊 de 的 shì qing 事情 jiāng yào 将要 fā shēng 发生 le 了。 I was grinning happily, certain that something very special was about to happen.
4		tā 他 liě 咧 kāi 开 zuǐ 嘴 táo qì 淘气 de 地 xiào zhe 笑着， yòng 用 yī zhǐ 一只 shǒu 手 tuō qǐ 托起 wǒ 我 de 的 liǎn 脸， wěn 吻 le 了 wǒ 我 yí xià 一下。 He grinned mischievously as he cupped my face with his hand and kissed me.
5		tā 他 liě 咧 zhe 着 zuǐ 嘴 xiào zhe 笑着 shuō 说， wǒ men 我们 zhèng fǔ 政府 yīng gāi 应该 dài 带 tóu lǐng 头领 dà jiā 大家 zǒu 走 zhì fù 致富 zhī 之 lù 路 a 啊。 We officials have to lead the way in getting rich, he grins.

1		mài ěr sī 迈尔斯 yáo zhe 摇着 tóu 头 liě 咧 kāi 开 zuǐ 嘴 xiào 笑 le 了， yòng 用 shé tou 舌头 qiāo 敲 zhe 着 yá chǐ 牙齿。 Miles grinned and shook his head while clicking his tongue against his teeth.
2		lǜ chá 绿茶 zhēn de 真的 xiàng 向 wǒ 我 qī zi 妻子 shuō 说 de 的 nà yàng 那样 yíng yǎng 营养？ huò shì 或是 wǒ 我 yīng gāi 应该 shì zhe 试着 liě 咧 zhe 着 zuǐ 嘴 miǎn qiǎng 勉强 bǎ 把 tā 它 hē 喝 xià qù 下去 něi 哪？ Is green tea really as great as my wife says it is, and should I try to grin and bear it and gulp it down?
3		wǒ 我 gāo xìng 高兴 de 地 liě 咧 zhe 着 zuǐ 嘴 xiào 笑， què xìn 确信 mǒu xiē 某些 fēi cháng 非常 tè shū 特殊 de 的 shì qing 事情 jiāng yào 将要 fā shēng 发生 le 了。 I was grinning happily, certain that something very special was about to happen.
4		tā 他 liě 咧 kāi 开 zuǐ 嘴 táo qì 淘气 de 地 xiào zhe 笑着， yòng 用 yī zhǐ 一只 shǒu 手 tuō qǐ 托起 wǒ 我 de 的 liǎn 脸， wěn 吻 le 了 wǒ 我 yí xià 一下。 He grinned mischievously as he cupped my face with his hand and kissed me.
5		tā 他 liě 咧 zhe 着 zuǐ 嘴 xiào zhe 笑着 shuō 说， wǒ men 我们 zhèng fǔ 政府 yīng gāi 应该 dài 带 tóu lǐng 头领 dà jiā 大家 zǒu 走 zhì fù 致富 zhī 之 lù 路 a 啊。 We officials have to lead the way in getting rich, he grins.