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胃口

wèi kǒu · wei kou

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. appetite
  2. liking
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No appetite today

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)怎么(zěnme)没(méi)胃口(wèikǒu)？

    Liangliang, why do you have no appetite today?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)没(méi)胃口(wèikǒu)，什么(shénme)都(dōu)不(bù)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)。

    I have no appetite. I don't want to eat anything.

  3. Dengdeng

    是不是(shìbùshì)天(tiān)太(tài)热(rè)了(le)？

    Is it because the weather is too hot?

  4. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)，我(wǒ)下午(xiàwǔ)吃(chī)了(le)三个(sāngè)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)。

    No, I ate three ice creams in the afternoon.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)奶奶(nǎinai)做(zuò)的(de)红烧肉(hóngshāoròu)你(nǐ)也(yě)不(bù)吃(chī)吗(ma)？

    Then you will not eat the braised pork Grandma made either?

  6. Liangliang

    红烧肉(hóngshāoròu)？我(wǒ)的(de)胃口(wèikǒu)一下子(yīxiàzi)就(jiù)回来(huílai)了(le)！

    Braised pork? My appetite just came right back!

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2 examples
01

多(duō)亏(kuī)你(nǐ)我(wǒ)胃(wèi)口(kǒu)都(dōu)没(méi)了(le)。

Thanks to you I've lost my appetite.

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02

运(yùn)动(dòng)以(yǐ)后(hòu)，我(wǒ)的(de)胃(wèi)口(kǒu)特(tè)别(bié)好(hǎo)。

After exercising, I have a particularly good appetite.

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