嚼 (jiáo): to chew, used in 倒嚼
嚼 (jiáo) is a Chinese character meaning “to chew.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 爵 (phonetic). It ranks #2588 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 嚼 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- to chew
- used in 倒嚼
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咀嚼 | jǔ jué | to chew |
| 嚼舌 | jiáo shé | to gossip |
| 味同嚼蜡 | wèi tóng jiáo là | lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom) |
| 咬嚼 | yǎo jiáo | to chew |
| 吃别人嚼过的馍不香 | chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāng | lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom) |
| 口嚼酒 | kǒu jiáo jiǔ | alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice |
| 咬文嚼字 | yǎo wén jiáo zì | to bite words and chew characters (idiom) |
| 贪多嚼不烂 | tān duō jiáo bù làn | to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) |
| 嚼子 | jiáo zi | bit |
| 嚼劲儿 | jiáo jìn r | chewiness |
| 嚼头 | jiáo tou | chewiness |
| 嚼舌头 | jiáo shé tóu | to gossip |
| 细嚼慢咽 | xì jiáo màn yàn | to eat slowly (idiom) |
| 倒嚼 | dǎo jiào | (of cows) to ruminate |
| 嚼舌根 | jiáo shé gēn | to gossip |
嚼 appears in 18 compound words: 50 as the first character, 17 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 嚼 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Showing 2 of 3 idioms containing 嚼.
Example Sentences
请嚼下这杯茶,解解渴再继续工作。
qǐng jiáo xià zhè bēi chá , xiè xiè kě zài jì xù gōng zuò .
Please take a sip of this tea to quench your thirst before continuing your work.
碱水粑则是江西特色,咸香有嚼劲。
碱 shuǐ 粑 zé shì jiāng xī tè sè , xián xiāng yǒu jiáo jìn .
Alkaline rice cakes are a specialty of Jiangxi; they are salty, fragrant, and chewy.
再挑剔的食客也很难吃出明显的酸、辣、苦、涩等味道,更不用担心纤维高、嚼不烂的问题。
zài tiāo tī de shí kè yě hěn nán chī chū míng xiǎn de suān , là , kǔ , sè děng wèi dào , gēng bù yòng dān xīn qiàn wéi gāo , jiáo bù làn de wèn tí .
Even the most discerning diners would be hard-pressed to detect any distinct sour, spicy, bitter, or astringent flavors, and there’s certainly no need to worry about high fiber content or the food being tough to chew.
想要细嚼专辑、弄懂其中的元素巧思,这十分考验听众的音乐积累。
xiǎng yāo xì jiáo zhuān jí , nòng dǒng qí zhōng de yuán sù qiǎo sī , zhè shí fēn kǎo yàn tīng zhòng de yīn lè jī lěi .
To really savor an album and understand the ingenuity behind its various elements, listeners need to draw on a wealth of musical knowledge.
一些马儿从马圈里小步快跑到湖岸边,快速的咀嚼着刚冒头的嫩草。
yī xiē mǎ ér cóng mǎ juān lǐ xiǎo bù kuài pǎo dào hú àn biān , kuài sù de jǔ jiáo zhe gāng mào tóu de nèn cǎo .
Some horses trotted from the corral to the lakeshore, quickly munching on the tender grass that had just begun to sprout.
我第一次做泡水青稞米一晚上,青稞米比较软,没嚼劲了。
wǒ dì yī cì zuò pāo shuǐ qīng 稞 mǐ yī wǎn shàng , qīng 稞 mǐ bǐ jiào ruǎn , méi jiáo jìn le .
This was my first time soaking barley overnight; the barley turned out quite soft and lost its chewy texture.
别狼吞虎咽的。你最好细嚼慢咽地吃。
Bié lángtūnhǔyàn de. nǐ zuì hǎo xìjiáomànyàn de chī.
Stop inhaling your food. You should eat a little slower.
她在嚼口香糖,是吗?
Tā zài jiáo kǒuxiāngtáng, shì ma?
She's chewing gum, isn't she?
食物在吞咽前要经过咀嚼。
Shíwù zài tūnyàn qián yào jīngguò jǔjué.
Food should be chewed before being swallowed.
我不太能嚼东西。
Wǒ bù tài néng jiáo dōngxi.
I have difficulty chewing.
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