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口水

kǒu shuǐ · kou shui

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. saliva
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The drool

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)闻(wén)，隔壁(gébì)的(de)烤鸭(kǎoyā)好香(hǎoxiāng)！

    Liangliang, smell that! The roast duck next door smells great!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)口水(kǒushuǐ)都(dōu)快(kuài)流(liú)出来(chūlái)了(le)。

    My mouth is watering already.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)是(shì)，口水(kǒushuǐ)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)流(liú)。

    Me too. I'm drooling nonstop.

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)买(mǎi)一只(yīzhǐ)吧(ba)！

    Let's go and buy one!

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)先(xiān)擦擦(cācā)你(nǐ)的(de)口水(kǒushuǐ)。

    OK, but wipe your drool first.

  6. Liangliang

    哪有(nǎyǒu)口水(kǒushuǐ)？……啊(a)，真的(zhēnde)有(yǒu)。

    What drool? ...Oh, there really is.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)闻(wén)到(dào)香(xiāng)味(wèi)，口(kǒu)水(shuǐ)都(dōu)快(kuài)流(liú)出(chū)来(lái)了(le)。

He smelled the aroma and almost started drooling.

02

睡(shuì)觉(jiào)时(shí)流(liú)口(kǒu)水(shuǐ)是(shì)很(hěn)常(cháng)见(jiàn)的(de)现(xiàn)象(xiàng)。

Drooling during sleep is a very common phenomenon.

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