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嘴里

zuǐ lǐ · zui li

Traditional 嘴裡

Meaning

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  1. mouth
  2. in the mouth
  3. on one's lips
  4. speech
  5. words
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What's in your mouth?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)嘴里(zuǐlǐ)是(shì)什么(shénme)？脸(liǎn)都(dōu)鼓起来(gǔqǐlái)了(le)。

    What's in your mouth? Your cheeks are all puffed out.

  2. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)嘴里(zuǐlǐ)只有(zhǐyǒu)一块(yīkuài)糖(táng)。

    No, no, I only have one piece of candy in my mouth.

  3. Dengdeng

    一块(yīkuài)糖(táng)会(huì)这么(zhème)大(dà)吗(ma)？

    Would one piece of candy be this big?

  4. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)嘴里(zuǐlǐ)有(yǒu)五块(wǔkuài)，我(wǒ)怕(pà)你(nǐ)跟(gēn)我(wǒ)要(yào)。

    Fine. I have five in my mouth. I was afraid you'd ask me for one.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)怎么(zěnme)跟(gēn)我(wǒ)说话(shuōhuà)？

    Then how will you talk to me now?

  6. Liangliang

    嘴里(zuǐlǐ)有(yǒu)糖(táng)，我(wǒ)只能(zhǐnéng)点头(diǎntóu)。

    With candy in my mouth, I can only nod.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

瑞(ruì)士(shì)巧(qiǎo)克(kè)力(lì)真(zhēn)的(de)在(zài)你(nǐ)嘴(zuǐ)里(lǐ)融(róng)化(huà)。

Swiss chocolate really melts in your mouth.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)嘴(zuǐ)里(lǐ)塞(sāi)满(mǎn)了(le)食(shí)物(wù)，说(shuō)不(bu)出(chū)话(huà)来(lái)。

His mouth was stuffed with food, and he couldn't speak.

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