How to say “mouth” in Chinese
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“Mouth” in Chinese is 嘴, zuǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
嘴 is read zuǐ. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 口 “mouth”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “嘴”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 嘴. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请张开嘴巴。qǐngzhāngkāizuǐbaOpen your mouth, please.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “From head to toe”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “mouth” in Chinese?
“Mouth” in Chinese is 嘴, pinyin zuǐ.
What does 嘴 mean?
嘴 (zuǐ) means “mouth”.
How do you write 嘴?
嘴 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 嘴?
嘴 is read zuǐ. Tones: zuǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“mouth” in the lesson “From head to toe”
This word is from the topic “People and personality” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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