嘴
zuǐ
mouth
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
no decomposition available
Examples
- 请闭上嘴。Close your mouth.
- 他嘴里有糖。He has candy in his mouth.
Collocations
嘴里小嘴闭嘴
Mnemonic
嘴 zuǐ "mouth" (concrete, everyday) vs 口 kǒu (abstract, formal/literary). 嘴 for actual mouth opening; 口 for abstract uses (人口 population, 口语 spoken language).
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