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咧

liē · lie/liě · lie/lie

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Meaning

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liē 咧

  1. used in 咧咧 (liēliē)
  2. used in 大大咧咧 (dàdà-liēliē)
  3. used in 罵罵咧咧 / 骂骂咧咧 (màma-liēliē)

liě 咧

  1. to draw back the corners of one's mouth

lie 咧

  1. modal particle expressing exclamation
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The kid with ice cream

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)那个(nàge)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)，咧(liě)着(zhe)嘴(zuǐ)笑(xiào)。

    Look at that kid, grinning from ear to ear.

  2. Dengdeng

    他(tā)手里(shǒulǐ)拿着(názhe)什么(shénme)？

    What is he holding?

  3. Liangliang

    一个(yīgè)大(dà)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)！他(tā)咧开(liěkāi)嘴(zuǐ)，笑(xiào)得(de)很(hěn)开心(kāixīn)。

    A big ice cream! He opens his mouth wide and laughs happily.

  4. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，冰淇淋(bīngqílín)掉(diào)了(le)，他(tā)咧开(liěkāi)嘴(zuǐ)要(yào)哭(kū)了(le)。

    Oh no, the ice cream fell. His mouth is open wide, about to cry.

  5. Liangliang

    别(bié)怕(pà)，我们(wǒmen)再(zài)给(gěi)他(tā)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)！

    Do not worry. Let's buy him another one!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)咧(liě)开(kāi)嘴(zuǐ)，露(lù)出(chū)一(yí)个(gè)大(dà)大(dà)的(de)笑(xiào)容(róng)。

He drew back his lips into a big smile.

02

别(bié)咧(liě)着(zhe)嘴(zuǐ)笑(xiào)，快(kuài)告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)发(fā)生(shēng)了(le)什(shén)么(me)。

Don't just grin; tell me quickly what happened.

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