Miaozi

咬

yǎoㄧㄠˇ
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HSK 5TOCFL 5

Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    to bite

  2. 2

    to nip

Examples

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你的狗咬人吗？

你的狗咬人嗎？

Does your dog bite?

他的腿被鱷魚咬了。

His leg was bitten by a crocodile.

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。

Once bitten, twice shy.

你如果咬我，我也要咬你。

If you bite me, then I'll bite you, too.

看来那条狗会咬人。

看來那條狗會咬人。

I guess the dog bites.

Characters

Character breakdown

口

kǒu

mouth

交

jiāo

to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over

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