Definition
verb
to hold in one's mouth (as a cigarette, bone, or object)
Easily confused
- 掉diàosound-aliketo fall; to drop
- 调diàosound-alike(verb) to transfer, to move (troops, cadres, personnel)
- 调diàosound-aliketo transfer, to move (people, troops, or resources) from one place to another
- 吊diàosound-aliketo hang, to suspend
- 雕diāosound-aliketo carve, to engrave
Examples
- 叼。Lǎoyīng diāo le yì zhī tùzi.The eagle held a rabbit in its mouth.
- 叼。Tā diāo zhe qiānbǐ sīkǎo wèntí.He is holding a pencil in his mouth while thinking.
- 叼。Húli diāo le yì zhī mǔjī táo zǒu le.The fox ran off with a hen in its mouth.
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