嚼 (jiáo) — to chew
Definition
嚼 (jiáo) is the everyday verb 'to chew' — applies broadly to food. 咀嚼 is the more formal or written version, often used figuratively for 'pondering'; 啃 is for gnawing hard things like bones or corn.
verb
to chew
Examples
- 嚼，。Tā yì biān jiáo zhe kǒu xiāng táng, yì biān kàn bào zhǐ.He chewed gum while reading the newspaper.
- ，嚼。Zhè ge niú ròu tài lǎo le, hěn nán jiáo.This beef is too tough to chew.
- ，嚼。Hái zi hái xiǎo, yào jiào tā xì jiáo màn yàn.The child is still young; we need to teach him to chew carefully and swallow slowly.
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