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嘴巴

zuǐ ba · zui ba

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Measure words: 张 zhāng, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. mouth
  2. slap in the face
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In a conversation

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Hot soup dumpling

  1. Liangliang

    来(lái)，张开(zhāngkāi)嘴巴(zuǐba)，试试(shìshì)这个(zhège)新(xīn)的(de)小笼包(xiǎolóngbāo)。

    Come on, open your mouth and try this new soup dumpling.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)……啊(a)！好(hǎo)烫(tàng)！

    Okay... ah! So hot!

  3. Liangliang

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)！你(nǐ)的(de)嘴巴(zuǐba)没事(méishì)吧(ba)？

    Sorry! Is your mouth okay?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)嘴巴(zuǐba)没事(méishì)，不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)先(xiān)吹(chuī)一吹(yīchuī)吧(ba)。

    My mouth is fine, but you should blow on it first.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)吹(chuī)一吹(yīchuī)，再(zài)放(fàng)进(jìn)我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)嘴巴(zuǐba)里(lǐ)。

    Okay, I'll blow on it, and then put it in my own mouth.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)张(zhāng)开(kāi)了(le)嘴(zuǐ)巴(ba)说(shuō)不(bu)出(chū)话(huà)来(lái)。

He was in open-mouthed amazement.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by carlosalberto · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

吃(chī)饭(fàn)前(qián)要(yào)先(xiān)把(bǎ)嘴(zuǐ)巴(ba)擦(cā)干(gān)净(jìng)。

Before eating, you should first wipe your mouth clean.

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