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Meaning of 咂

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咂
Pinyin: zā
English Definition: to sip; to smack one's lips; to taste; to savor
Chinese Definition:
①舌头与腭接触发声,表示赞叹或羡慕:咂嘴。
②吸,小口儿喝:咂一口酒。
③仔细辨别:咂摸(“摸”读轻声)。咂滋味。
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 口
Pictophonetic:匝 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • 匝 [ zā ] full circle; to encircle
Similar Characters: 哑
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Example Words
咂摸 zā mo (dialect) to savor; to test the taste of; (fig.) to ponder upon; to mull over
舔唇咂嘴 tiǎn chún zā zuǐ to lick one's lips and smack one's tongue (idiom)
点头咂嘴 diǎn tóu zā zuǐ to approve by nodding one's head and smacking one's lips (idiom)
More:咂* | *咂 | *咂*
Example Sentences
1
它的雏也咂血
。
被杀的人在那里
。
Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
2
他以咂舌做出了肯定的回答
。
He answered with a click of his tongue.
3
谁掉在这石头上
,
必要跌碎
。
这石头掉在谁的身上
,
就要把谁咂得稀烂
。
And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
4
不要再咂你的嘴
,
舔你的手指
,
流你的鼻涕
!
在你吃薯片时离我远点
!
Stop smacking your lips and licking your fingers and snorting while you eat chips two feet away from me!
5
第二个就是发展和应用新技术的令人咂舌的开支
。
The second was the prohibitive cost of developing and deploying the technologies.