咧 (liě): to draw back the corners of one's mouth
咧 (liě) is a Chinese character meaning “to draw back the corners of one's mouth.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 列 (phonetic). It ranks #2595 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 咧 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 draw back the corners of one's mouth
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大大咧咧adjective | dà dà liē liē | (idiom) carefree |
| 龇牙咧嘴phrase | zī yá liě zuǐ | (idiom) to make a pained or menacing facial expression |
| 骂骂咧咧phrase | mà ma liē liē | to swear while talking |
| 咧开嘴笑 | liě kāi zuǐ xiào | to laugh |
| 呲牙咧嘴 | zī yá liě zuǐ | variant of 齜牙咧嘴|龇牙咧嘴 |
| 咧嘴verb | liě zuǐ | to draw back the corners of one's mouth (as when smiling, grimacing, or snarling) |
| 咧咧verb | liē liē | (dialect) to cry |
咧 appears in 7 compound words: 43 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 57 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 咧 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
他咧干舌燥地讲了两个小时，终于说服了大家。
tā liē gān jī zào dì jiǎng le liǎng gě xiǎo shí , zhōng yú shuō fú le dà jiā .
He talked for two hours, his mouth dry, and finally convinced everyone.
这个平时大大咧咧的松弛父亲，面对“新女儿”时变得格外轻柔。
zhè gè píng shí dà dà liě liě de sōng chí fù qīn , miàn duì xīn nǚ ér shí biàn dé gé wài qīng róu .
This usually easygoing and laid-back father became exceptionally gentle when faced with his “new daughter.”
“细咧X北”巴掌甩左脸 工读生伤势曝光
xì liě X běi bā zhǎng shuǎi zuǒ liǎn gōng dòu shēng shāng shì pù guāng
“Xilei Xibei” Slaps Left Cheek; Work-Study Student’s Injuries Revealed
...小时通牒 威胁摧毁伊朗发电厂 全球市场锉咧等
. . . xiǎo shí tōng 牒 wēi xié cuī huǐ yī lǎng fā diàn hǎn quán qiú shì chǎng 锉 liě děng
...24-hour ultimatum: Threat to destroy Iranian power plant; global markets on edge
英超│列斯占士又拉伤大腿 传提早收咧 或未能出战世界杯
yīng chāo liè sī zhàn shì yòu lā shāng dà tuǐ chuán tí zǎo shōu liě huò wèi néng chū zhàn shì jiè bēi
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台股明开盘挫咧等?专家点4关键:该来还是来了
tái gǔ míng kāi pán cuò liě děng ? zhuān jiā diǎn 4 guān jiàn : gāi lái hái shì lái le
Taiwan stocks fell tomorrow? Expert point 4 key: It's time to come
我才不是讨厌咧。
Wǒ cái búshì tǎoyàn lei.
I'm not annoyed at all.
Character Family
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