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嚼
jiáo
Description
“嚼”是用牙齿把食物咬碎的意思，吃东西的时候我们都要嚼。
"嚼" means to bite and crush food with your teeth; we all need to 嚼 when eating.
它也可以说人“乱嚼舌头”，就是随便说别人的坏话。
It can also mean when a person "乱嚼舌头," which means to casually say bad things about others.
Meanings
嚼jiáo
to chew food with the teeth
吃饭要慢慢嚼。
Eat slowly and chew well.
嚼jué
to chew (used in some fixed words)
这道菜很有嚼头。
This dish is very chewy.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
嚼 is 'chew'; 咬 is 'bite'—嚼 emphasizes grinding food with teeth.
- Reading
mostly jiáo in speech; jué appears in words like 咀嚼 (jǔjué).
In videos
“但确实鲜泡泡又有嚼劲”
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