ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    n.mouth (of a human being or animal)

    • nǐ bù zhī dào bìng cóng kǒu rù ma

      知道

      Don't you know that illness finds its way in by the mouth?

    • wǒ kǒu kě le zhè r yǒu shén me hē de

      这儿什么

      I am thirsty. Is there anything to drink?

    • zhè shì yóu tā kǒu li shuō chū tīng qǐ lai wèi miǎn qí guài

      事由说出听起来未免奇怪

      It sounds strange coming from her mouth.

    synonym
  • 2

    n.opening; entrance

    • nǐ zhàn zài hú tòng kǒu gàn má ne

      胡同干嘛

      What are you doing standing at the entrance of the alley?

    • chū kǒu

      exit

    • zhè ge hú tòng de kǒu bèi dǔ shàng le

      这个胡同

      The entrance to the alley was blocked.

  • 3

    measure word(for family members, knives, etc.)

    • sān kǒu zhī jiā

      a family of three

    • tā děi yǎng huo wǔ kǒu rén

      养活

      He has five mouths to feed.

    • sān kǒu zhū

      three pigs

  • 4

    n.cut; hole; crack

    • bù shang de jiǎn kǒu

      cut in the cloth

    • shāng kǒu

      wound

    • dī shang de kǒu

      crack in the embankment

  • 5

    n.a gateway of the Great Wall (often used in place names)

    • zhāng jiā kǒu

      Zhangjiakou

    • xǐ fēng kǒu

      Xifeng gate

  • 6

    n.edge of a knife, etc.

    • jiǎn dāo hái méi kāi kǒu

      剪刀

      The scissors have not been edged.

    • zhè bǎ dāo juǎn kǒu le

      The edge of this knife is turned.

    • dāo méi kǒu

      The knife's blade is blunt.

    synonym
  • 7

    n.age of a draught animal

    • wǔ suì kǒu

      five years of age

    • zhè mǎ kǒu hái qīng

      This horse is still young.

Words and phrases with 口

Similar-form characters to 口