Chinese Word: 嘴 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

嘴HSK 3

Pinyin: zuǐ

English Definition: mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); Classifiers: 张

Chinese Definition:
①口，动物吃食，发音的器官，亦指说话：嘴巴。嘴头。嘴快。嘴严。嘴直。嘴软。嘴笨。嘴馋。张嘴。嘴甜心苦。
②形状或作用像嘴的东西：山嘴。壶嘴儿。

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 口

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

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嘴唇HSK 6	zuǐ chún	lip; Classifiers: 片
嘴角HSK 3	zuǐ jiǎo	corner of the mouth
张嘴HSK 3	zhāng zuǐ	to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape
插嘴HSK 5	chā zuǐ	to interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation
七嘴八舌	qī zuǐ bā shé	lively discussion with everybody talking at once

1		tā 她 xiào dé 笑得 hé bù lǒng zuǐ 合不拢嘴。 She laughed so hard that she couldn't close her mouth.
2		nà ge 那个 rén 人 yǒu 有 yì zhāng 一张 dà zuǐ ba 大嘴巴。 That person has a big mouth.
3		tā yòng 他用 zuǐ 嘴 yǎo 咬 le 了 yì kǒu 一口 pú tao 葡萄。 He took a bite of the grape with his mouth.
4		tā 他 de 的 zuǐ chún 嘴唇 gān zào 干燥 ér 而 liè kāi 裂开 le 了。 His lips were dry and cracked.
5		nà ge 那个 yā zi 鸭子 de 的 zuǐ ba 嘴巴 shì 是 huáng sè 黄色 de 的。 The duck's mouth is yellow.

1		tā 她 xiào dé 笑得 hé bù lǒng zuǐ 合不拢嘴。 She laughed so hard that she couldn't close her mouth.
2		nà ge 那个 rén 人 yǒu 有 yì zhāng 一张 dà zuǐ ba 大嘴巴。 That person has a big mouth.
3		tā yòng 他用 zuǐ 嘴 yǎo 咬 le 了 yì kǒu 一口 pú tao 葡萄。 He took a bite of the grape with his mouth.
4		tā 他 de 的 zuǐ chún 嘴唇 gān zào 干燥 ér 而 liè kāi 裂开 le 了。 His lips were dry and cracked.
5		nà ge 那个 yā zi 鸭子 de 的 zuǐ ba 嘴巴 shì 是 huáng sè 黄色 de 的。 The duck's mouth is yellow.