Chinese Word: 呷 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

呷

Pinyin: xiā

English Definition: suck, swallow, drink

Chinese Definition:
①小口儿地喝：呷了一口茶。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 口

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 甲 [ jiǎ ] armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem

Similar Characters: 玾胛呻

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1		bó dùn 伯顿 xiā 呷 le 了 yì kǒu 一口 dù sōng zǐ 杜松子 xiāng bīn jiǔ 香槟酒。 Burton sipped his gin fizz.
2		wǒ 我 cháo 朝 tā 他 diǎn diǎn tóu 点点头， jǔ qǐ 举起 jiǔ bēi 酒杯， liǎng rén 两人 dōu 都 xiā 呷 le 了 yì kǒu 一口。 I nodded to him and raised my drink and we both sipped at the drinks.
3		wǒ 我 xīn li 心里 xiāng dāng 相当 hài pà 害怕， biàn 便 jí qí 极其 huǎn màn 缓慢 de 地 xiā 呷 wǒ 我 de 的 jiǔ 酒。 I was pretty frightened, and I sipped my wine very slowly.
4		màn màn 慢慢 xiā 呷 wán 完 yī 一 mǎn 满 bēi 杯 kě lè 可乐， duì 对 huǎn jiě 缓解 fǎn wèi 反胃 yǒu 有 hěn dà 很大 bāng zhù 帮助。 Just slowly sip a glass of flat coke and it should help to alleviate nausea.
5		tā 她 tíng xià lái 停下来 xiā 呷 le 了 yì kǒu 一口 sù liào bēi 塑料杯 lǐ 里 fú mǎn 浮满 pào mò 泡沫 de 的 bīng zhèn 冰镇 kā fēi 咖啡。 She pauses to sip a frothy iced coffee from a plastic tumbler.

1		bó dùn 伯顿 xiā 呷 le 了 yì kǒu 一口 dù sōng zǐ 杜松子 xiāng bīn jiǔ 香槟酒。 Burton sipped his gin fizz.
2		wǒ 我 cháo 朝 tā 他 diǎn diǎn tóu 点点头， jǔ qǐ 举起 jiǔ bēi 酒杯， liǎng rén 两人 dōu 都 xiā 呷 le 了 yì kǒu 一口。 I nodded to him and raised my drink and we both sipped at the drinks.
3		wǒ 我 xīn li 心里 xiāng dāng 相当 hài pà 害怕， biàn 便 jí qí 极其 huǎn màn 缓慢 de 地 xiā 呷 wǒ 我 de 的 jiǔ 酒。 I was pretty frightened, and I sipped my wine very slowly.
4		màn màn 慢慢 xiā 呷 wán 完 yī 一 mǎn 满 bēi 杯 kě lè 可乐， duì 对 huǎn jiě 缓解 fǎn wèi 反胃 yǒu 有 hěn dà 很大 bāng zhù 帮助。 Just slowly sip a glass of flat coke and it should help to alleviate nausea.
5		tā 她 tíng xià lái 停下来 xiā 呷 le 了 yì kǒu 一口 sù liào bēi 塑料杯 lǐ 里 fú mǎn 浮满 pào mò 泡沫 de 的 bīng zhèn 冰镇 kā fēi 咖啡。 She pauses to sip a frothy iced coffee from a plastic tumbler.