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口

kǒu · kou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. mouth
  2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
  3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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In a conversation

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Just one bite

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)尝(cháng)一口(yīkǒu)我的(wǒde)苹果(píngguǒ)。

    Try one bite of my apple.

  2. Dengdeng

    嗯(ēn)，真(zhēn)甜(tián)！再(zài)来(lái)一口(yīkǒu)。

    Mm, so sweet! One more bite.

  3. Liangliang

    哎(āi)，我(wǒ)说(shuō)尝(cháng)一口(yīkǒu)，你(nǐ)吃了(chīle)半个(bànge)！

    Hey, I said one bite, and you ate half!

  4. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，太(tài)好吃(hǎochī)了(le)。

    Sorry, it is so good.

  5. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)。剩下的(shèngxiàde)也(yě)给你(gěinǐ)，我(wǒ)不饿(bùè)。

    It is okay. You can have the rest too. I am not hungry.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

没(méi)关(guān)系(xi)，送(sòng)你(nǐ)到(dào)电(diàn)梯(tī)口(kǒu)。

No worries, I will send you to the elevator.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)仅(jǐn)仅(jǐn)吃(chī)了(le)口(kǒu)面(miàn)包(bāo)。

I only took a bite of bread.

Tatoeba: Chinese by asosan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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