咬

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 小心,这条狗会咬人。▶ —
   Be careful, this dog bites.
2. 他咬了一口苹果。▶ —
   He took a bite of the apple.

Collocations

Mnemonic

咬 yǎo "to bite": a single-character verb. The mouth radical 口 shows biting with the teeth, i.e. to bite, to gnaw. 咬一口 = to take a bite, 咬伤 = to be bitten and injured. Figuratively, 咬牙(切齿) = to grit one’s teeth (in anger or endurance). An action done with the 牙齿 (teeth).

Related

Quick check

1. What body part performs the action of 咬?

   • the teeth (牙齿)
   • the hand
   • the foot
   • the ear