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嘴

zuǐ · zui

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 4Measure words: 张 zhāng, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. mouth
  2. beak
  3. nozzle
  4. spout (of teapot etc)
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Too hot to drink

  1. Dengdeng

    啊(a)，好(hǎo)烫(tàng)！我(wǒ)的(de)嘴(zuǐ)！

    Ah, it's hot! My mouth!

  2. Liangliang

    张开(zhāngkāi)嘴(zuǐ)，我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。没事(méishì)，不(bù)红(hóng)，快(kuài)喝(hē)点(diǎn)冷水(lěngshuǐ)。

    Open your mouth, let me see. It's fine, not red. Quick, drink some cold water.

  3. Dengdeng

    冷水(lěngshuǐ)太(tài)冰(bīng)了(le)，我(wǒ)的(de)嘴(zuǐ)不想(bùxiǎng)喝(hē)。

    Cold water is too icy. My mouth doesn't want it.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)嘴(zuǐ)到底(dàodǐ)想(xiǎng)喝(hē)什么(shénme)？

    Then what does your mouth want to drink?

  5. Dengdeng

    不(bù)冷(lěng)不(bù)热(rè)的(de)水(shuǐ)。

    Water that's not cold and not hot.

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2 examples
01

土(tǔ)豆(dòu)太(tài)热(rè)，以(yǐ)至(zhì)于(yú)烫(tàng)到(dào)了(le)我(wǒ)的(de)嘴(zuǐ)。

The potato was so hot that it burned my mouth.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by ryanthewired · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)朝(cháo)我(wǒ)丢(diū)葡(pú)萄(tao)，我(wǒ)试(shì)着(zhe)用(yòng)嘴(zuǐ)接(jiē)住(zhù)它(tā)们(men)。

She tossed me grapes and I tried to catch them with my mouth.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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