嘴 (zuǐ): mouth, beak, nozzle
嘴 (zuǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “mouth.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 觜 (phonetic). It ranks #1009 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 嘴 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
- mouth
- beak
- nozzle
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 嘴
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嘴里 | zuǐ lǐ | mouth |
| 嘴唇 | zuǐ chún | lip |
| 住嘴 | zhù zuǐ | to hold one's tongue |
| 满嘴 | mǎn zuǐ | a full mouth of (sth physical) |
| 插嘴 | chā zuǐ | to interrupt (sb talking) |
| 多嘴 | duō zuǐ | talkative |
| 顶嘴 | dǐng zuǐ | to talk back |
| 嘴脸 | zuǐ liǎn | features, face (esp. derogatorily) |
| 张嘴 | zhāng zuǐ | to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request) |
| 奶嘴 | nǎi zuǐ | nipple (on a baby's bottle) |
| 嘴角 | zuǐ jiǎo | corner of the mouth |
| 油嘴 | yóu zuǐ | eloquent and cunning |
| 斗嘴 | dòu zuǐ | to quarrel |
| 喷嘴 | pēn zuǐ | nozzle |
| 回嘴 | huí zuǐ | to answer back |
嘴 appears in 100 compound words: 28 as the first character, 64 as the last, and 8 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 嘴 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (14)
lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued
speaking in a confident way but without careful thought or honesty; glib, being a fast-talker
lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued
Showing 12 of 14 idioms containing 嘴.
Example Sentences
他对这个问题有自己独特的见解。
Tā duì zhè gè wèntí yǒu zìjǐ dútè de jiànjiě.
He has his own unique insights on this issue.
女子嘴角长水泡没重视,当晚脑死亡,医生提醒:出...
nǚ zǐ zuǐ jiǎo cháng shuǐ pāo méi chóng shì , dāng wǎn nǎo sǐ wáng , yī shēng tí xǐng chū . . .
The woman had blisters at the corners of her mouth and did not pay attention to it, and she died of brain death that night, and the doctor reminded: out...
吴中纯罹淋巴癌不到1个月病逝!名嘴曝真实案例“3天就走了”
wú zhōng chún 罹 lín bā ái bù dào 1 gè yuè bìng shì ! míng zuǐ pù zhēn shí àn lì 3 tiān jiù zǒu le
Wu Zhongchun died of lymphoma less than 1 month ago! Celebrities exposed real cases "3 days and left"
...評論家拒絕斷捨離 雜物堆家中一招堵住女兒嘴
. . . 評 論 jiā jù 絕 斷 捨 離 雜 wù duī jiā zhōng yī zhāo dǔ zhù nǚ 兒 zuǐ
...Critic refuses to declutter, piles up junk at home—one trick silences daughter
为什么不让你的嘴巴休息呢？
Wèishénme bù ràng nǐ de zuǐba xiūxi ne?
Why don't you give your mouth a rest?
来人，给我掌这贱女人嘴巴！
Lái rén, gěi wǒ zhǎng zhè jiàn nǚrén zuǐba!
Guards! Slap that vile woman's face!
橙子在我嘴里留下了一种奇怪的味道。
Chéngzi zài wǒ zuǐ lǐ liúxià le yī zhǒng qíguài de wèidao.
The orange left a strange taste in my mouth.
嘴里有东西的时候不准说话。
Zuǐlǐ yǒu dōngxi de shíhou bù zhǔn shuōhuà.
Don't talk with your mouth full.
给母亲责骂的时候不要回嘴。
Gěi mǔqīn zémà de shíhou bù yào huí zuǐ.
You mustn't answer your mother back when she scolds you.
贝丝很喜欢在别人说话的时候插嘴。
Bèi sī hěn xǐhuan zài biéren shuōhuà de shíhou chāzuǐ.
Beth has a strong habit of interrupting people while they are talking.
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