How to say “mouth” in Chinese
mouth (colloq.)
“Mouth” in Chinese is 嘴巴, zuǐ ba: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
嘴巴 is read zuǐ ba: 2 syllables. 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”.
In 大巴 it's just a sound: “ba”, borrowed from the English “bus”. It hints at the sound of 爸, 把 and 吧.
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 “嘴巴”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 嘴巴. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请张开嘴巴。qǐngzhāngkāizuǐbaOpen your mouth, please.
More words from the lesson “Muscles, teeth, lower back”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “mouth” in Chinese?
“Mouth” in Chinese is 嘴巴, pinyin zuǐba.
What does 嘴巴 mean?
嘴巴 (zuǐba) means “mouth (colloq.)”.
How do you write 嘴巴?
嘴巴 is 2 characters: 嘴 (zuǐ) — mouth; 巴 (bā) — part of the word “bus”. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 嘴巴?
嘴巴 is read zuǐba. Tones: zuǐ — third tone, ba — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“mouth” in the lesson “Muscles, teeth, lower back”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. 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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