Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
嘴
zuǐ
Description
"嘴"是我们脸上用来吃饭和说话的地方。
"嘴" is the part on our face used for eating and speaking.
它也可以说很多东西前面的形状，比如"茶壶嘴"。
It can also describe the shape at the front of many things, like a "teapot spout".
Meanings
嘴zuǐ
mouth (of a person or animal)
他张开嘴，吃了一大口。
He opened his mouth and took a big bite.
嘴zuǐ
spout or beak-shaped part of an object
这个茶壶的嘴坏了。
The spout of this teapot is broken.
嘴zuǐ
way of speaking; talk
他的嘴很甜，大家都喜欢他。
He has a sweet tongue; everyone likes him.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
嘴 is the everyday word; 嘴巴 is a common colloquial variant meaning the same thing.
- Etymology
口 (mouth radical) plus 此, indicating the mouth on the face.
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