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咬

yǎo · yao

Traditional 齩

HSK 5

Meaning

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yǎo 咬

  1. to bite
  2. to nip

yǎo 齩

  1. variant of 咬 (yǎo)
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The shoe is a ball

  1. Liangliang

    那只(nàzhǐ)小狗(xiǎogǒu)会(huì)咬(yǎo)人(rén)吗(ma)？

    Does that puppy bite people?

  2. Qiqi

    不会(bùhuì)，它(tā)只(zhǐ)咬(yǎo)球(qiú)。

    No, it only bites balls.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)它(tā)在(zài)咬(yǎo)我(wǒ)的(de)鞋(xié)！

    But it's biting my shoe!

  4. Qiqi

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，它(tā)觉得(juéde)你(nǐ)的(de)鞋(xié)也(yě)是(shì)球(qiú)。

    Sorry, it thinks your shoe is a ball too.

  5. Dengdeng

    它(tā)咬(yǎo)得(de)很(hěn)开心(kāixīn)，就(jiù)当是(dāngshì)送(sòng)它(tā)的(de)礼物(lǐwù)吧(ba)。

    It is biting happily. Just count it as a gift for it.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)只好(zhǐhǎo)穿(chuān)袜子(wàzi)回家(huíjiā)了(le)。

    Then I'll have to go home in my socks.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

吃(chī)苹(píng)果(guǒ)时(shí)，我(wǒ)不(bù)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)咬(yǎo)到(dào)了(le)舌(shé)头(tou)。

While eating an apple, I accidentally bit my tongue.

02

这(zhè)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)狗(gǒu)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)咬(yǎo)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)玩(wán)具(jù)。

This puppy likes to bite its own toy.

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