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嘴 (zuǐ) — mouth (of humans and animals); beak; spout, nozzle (of a teapot, pipe, etc.)

Definition

嘴 is the everyday, concrete word for a mouth or beak; use 口 (kǒu) in formal or written style or as a measure word. Only 嘴 covers spouts of teapots/pipes (use 喷 for the verb 'to spout').

noun
mouth (of humans and animals)beakspoutnozzle (of a teapot, pipe, etc.)
Measure word · 张, 个

Examples

  • 嘴。
    Tā zhāng kāi le zuǐ.
    He opened his mouth.
  • 嘴。
    Xiǎo niǎo de zuǐ shì hóng sè de.
    The little bird's beak is red.
  • 嘴。
    Zhè ge chá hú de zuǐ huài le.
    The spout of this teapot is broken.
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