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漱口 (shù kǒu) — to rinse the mouth, to gargle

Definition

A verb-object phrase meaning 'to rinse the mouth / gargle'. The verb 漱 alone is rare — this word is almost always used as a set phrase (separable verb): 漱口 → 漱了漱口.

verb
to rinse the mouthto gargle

Examples

  • 漱口。
    Měi tiān zǎo wǎn dōu yào shù kǒu.
    You must gargle every morning and evening.
  • 。
    Tā shù le shù kǒu cái chū mén.
    He rinsed his mouth before going out.
  • ？
    Nǐ shù guò kǒu le ma?
    Have you rinsed your mouth?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

漱shùrinse
口kǒumouth

漱 means to rinse and 口 means mouth, together describing rinsing the mouth.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 漱 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

Open 口 →
Appears in
Hygiene & Grooming

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