舐 (shì) — to lick (formal or written equivalent of 舔)

Definition

Examples

• 老猫轻轻地舐着自己的幼崽。
  Lǎo māo qīng qīng de shì zhe zì jǐ de yòu zǎi.
  The mother cat gently licked her kittens.
• 他手指被纸割伤，下意识地舐了一下伤口。
  Tā shǒu zhǐ bèi zhǐ gē shāng, xià yì shí dì shì le yí xià shāng kǒu.
  He cut his finger on the paper and instinctively licked the wound.
• 牛用粗糙的舌头舐着盐砖。
  Niú yòng cū cāo de shé tou shì zhe yán zhuān.
  The cow licked the salt lick with its rough tongue.