下巴 (xià ba) — chin; lower jaw

Definition

noun
chinlower jaw
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 下巴。
    Tā de xià ba hěn yǒu xiàn tiáo gǎn.
    His chin has a well-defined shape.
  • 下巴,。
    Tā yòng shǒu tuō zhe xià ba, sī kǎo wèn tí.
    She rested her chin on her hand, thinking over the problem.
  • 下巴。
    Dǎ quán jī de shí hou yào bǎo hù xià ba.
    You need to protect your chin when boxing.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

The lower part of the face is marked by 下, with 巴 rounding out the body-part term.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

Open 下 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 巴 →

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