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嚼

jiáo · jiao/jiào · jiao

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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jiáo 嚼

  1. to chew
  2. also pr. [jué]

jiào 嚼

  1. used in 倒嚼 (dǎo jiào)
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Chewing for ten minutes

  1. Liangliang

    这块(zhèkuài)牛肉干(niúròugān)好(hǎo)硬(yìng)啊(a)。

    This piece of jerky is so hard.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)要(yào)多(duō)嚼(jiáo)一会儿(yīhuìr)。

    You need to chew it a while longer.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)嚼(jiáo)了(le)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)了(le)。

    I have been chewing for ten minutes.

  4. Dengdeng

    十分钟(shífēnzhōng)？这(zhè)也(yě)太(tài)久(jiǔ)了(le)。

    Ten minutes? That is far too long.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)它(tā)还是(háishi)那么(nàme)大(dà)，我的(wǒde)嘴(zuǐ)好(hǎo)累(lèi)。

    But it is still just as big. My mouth is so tired.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)在(zài)嚼(jiáo)口(kǒu)香(xiāng)糖(táng)，是(shì)吗(ma)？

She's chewing gum, isn't she?

Tatoeba: Chinese by WilsonWong · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

吃(chī)饭(fàn)时(shí)别(bié)说(shuō)话(huà)，先(xiān)把(bǎ)嘴(zuǐ)里(lǐ)的(de)饭(fàn)嚼(jiáo)碎(suì)。

Don't talk while eating; first chew the food in your mouth thoroughly.

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