kǒu

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Definitions

  1. 1. mouth
  2. 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
  3. 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls

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Words Containing 口

一口气
yī kǒu qì

one breath

人口
rén kǒu

population

借口
jiè kǒu

to use as an excuse

伤口
shāng kǒu

wound

入口
rù kǒu

entrance

两口子
liǎng kǒu zi

husband and wife

出口
chū kǒu

an exit

出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng

(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent

十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu

crossroads

口令
kǒu lìng

oral command

口吃
kǒu chī

to stammer

口味
kǒu wèi

a person's preferences

口哨
kǒu shào

whistle

口子
kǒu zi

hole

口径
kǒu jìng

caliber

口感
kǒu gǎn

mouthfeel; texture (of food)

口才
kǒu cái

eloquence

口气
kǒu qì

tone of voice

口水
kǒu shuǐ

saliva

口碑
kǒu bēi

public praise

口罩
kǒu zhào

mask (surgical etc)

口腔
kǒu qiāng

oral cavity

口号
kǒu hào

slogan

口袋
kǒu dài

pocket

口试
kǒu shì

oral examination

口语
kǒu yǔ

colloquial speech

口音
kǒu yīn

oral speech sounds (linguistics)

口音
kǒu yin

voice

口头
kǒu tóu

oral

口香糖
kǒu xiāng táng

chewing gum

可口
kě kǒu

tasty; to taste good

忌口
jì kǒu

abstain from certain food (as when ill)

有口无心
yǒu kǒu wú xīn

to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom)

港口
gǎng kǒu

port

异口同声
yì kǒu tóng shēng

different mouths, same voice

目瞪口呆
mù dèng kǒu dāi

dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied

突破口
tū pò kǒu

breach

窗口
chuāng kǒu

window

缺口
quē kǒu

nick

胃口
wèi kǒu

appetite

脱口而出
tuō kǒu ér chū

to blurt out; to let slip (an indiscreet remark)

赞不绝口
zàn bù jué kǒu

to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven

路口
lù kǒu

crossing

进出口
jìn chū kǒu

import and export

进口
jìn kǒu

to import

门口
mén kǒu

doorway

开口
kāi kǒu

to open one's mouth

一口
yī kǒu

readily

一口吃不成胖子
yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi

lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)

一口咬定
yī kǒu yǎo dìng

to arbitrarily assert

一口吃个胖子
yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi

lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)

三岔口
sān chà kǒu

At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[shuǐ hǔ zhuàn]

三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu

(idiom) reluctant to speak about it

上口齿
shàng kǒu chǐ

supraoral tooth

上口
shàng kǒu

to be able to read aloud fluently

上海振华港口机械
shàng hǎi zhèn huá gǎng kǒu jī xiè

Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company

不冻港口
bù dòng gǎng kǒu

ice-free port (refers to Vladivostok)

不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì

not to be crushed (idiom)

并口
bìng kǒu

parallel port (computing)

并行口
bìng xíng kǒu

parallel port (computing)

中国精密机械进出口公司
zhōng guó jīng mì jī xiè jìn chū kǒu gōng sī

China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC)

中国进出口银行
zhōng guó jìn chū kǒu yín háng

The Export-Import Bank of China (state-owned bank)

中航技进出口有限责任公司
zhōng háng jì jìn chū kǒu yǒu xiàn zé rèn gōng sī

China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC)

串口
chuàn kǒu

serial port (computing)

串行口
chuàn xíng kǒu

serial port (computing)

丹江口
dān jiāng kǒu

Danjiangkou, county-level city in Shiyan 十堰[shí yàn], Hubei

丹江口市
dān jiāng kǒu shì

Danjiangkou, county-level city in Shiyan 十堰[shí yàn], Hubei

乃堆拉山口
nǎi duī lā shān kǒu

Nathu La (Himalayan pass on Silk Road between Tibet and Indian Sikkim)

予人口实
yǔ rén kǒu shí

to give cause for gossip

五口通商
wǔ kǒu tōng shāng

the five treaty ports forced on Qing China by the 1842 treaty of Nanjing 南京條約|南京条约 that concluded the First Opium War, namely: Guangzhou 廣州|广州, Fuzhou 福州, Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门 and Shanghai 上海

五道口
wǔ dào kǒu

Wudaokou neighborhood of Beijing

井口
jǐng kǒu

entrance to mine

交叉口
jiāo chā kǒu

(road) intersection

交口
jiāo kǒu

Jiaokou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liáng], Shanxi 山西

交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù

voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation

交口县
jiāo kǒu xiàn

Jiaokou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liáng], Shanxi 山西

京口
jīng kǒu

Jingkou district of Zhenjiang city 鎮江市|镇江市[zhèn jiāng shì], Jiangsu

京口区
jīng kǒu qū

Jingkou district of Zhenjiang city 鎮江市|镇江市[zhèn jiāng shì], Jiangsu

人口学
rén kǒu xué

demography

人口密度
rén kǒu mì dù

population density

人口密集
rén kǒu mì jí

densely populated

人口数
rén kǒu shù

population

人口普查
rén kǒu pǔ chá

census

人口稠密
rén kǒu chóu mì

populous

人口红利
rén kǒu hóng lì

(economics) demographic dividend

人口统计学
rén kǒu tǒng jì xué

population studies

人口调查
rén kǒu diào chá

census

人口贩运
rén kǒu fàn yùn

trafficking in persons

以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu

to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)

以太网络端口
yǐ tài wǎng luò duān kǒu

Ethernet port

布囊其口
bù náng qí kǒu

lit. to cover sb's mouth with cloth

低平火山口
dī píng huǒ shān kǒu

maar

低端人口
dī duān rén kǒu

low-paid workers in industries that offer jobs for the unskilled

低领口
dī lǐng kǒu

low-cut neckline

住口
zhù kǒu

shut up

佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn

words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced

俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi

common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs

信口
xìn kǒu

to blurt sth out

信口胡说
xìn kǒu hú shuō

to speak without thinking; to blurt sth out

信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé

to speak without thinking (idiom)

信口雌黄
xìn kǒu cí huáng

to speak off the cuff

倒吸一口凉气
dào xī yī kǒu liáng qì

to gasp (with amazement or shock etc)

倒抽一口气
dào chōu yī kǒu qì

to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)

倒胃口
dǎo wèi kǒu

to spoil one's appetite

光纤分布数据接口
guāng xiān fēn bù shù jù jiē kǒu

FDDI

光纤分布式数据接口
guāng xiān fēn bù shì shù jù jiē kǒu

Fiber Distributed Data Interface

光纤接口
guāng xiān jiē kǒu

optical interface

免开尊口
miǎn kāi zūn kǒu

keep your thoughts to yourself

入口就化
rù kǒu jiù huà

to melt in one's mouth

入口网
rù kǒu wǎng

Web portal

入口页
rù kǒu yè

web portal

入海口
rù hǎi kǒu

estuary

入风口
rù fēng kǒu

air intake vent

出入口
chū rù kǒu

gateway

出口商
chū kǒu shāng

exporter

出口商品
chū kǒu shāng pǐn

export product

出口气
chū kǒu qì

to take one's revenge

出口产品
chū kǒu chǎn pǐn

export product

出口调查
chū kǒu diào chá

exit poll

出口货
chū kǒu huò

exports

出口额
chū kǒu é

export amount

出气口
chū qì kǒu

gas or air outlet

出水口
chū shuǐ kǒu

water outlet

出风口
chū fēng kǒu

air vent; air outlet

刀口
dāo kǒu

the edge of a knife

切口
qiē kǒu

incision

切口
qiè kǒu

slang

利口酒
lì kǒu jiǔ

liquor (loanword)

创口
chuāng kǒu

a wound

创口贴
chuāng kǒu tiē

band-aid

动口
dòng kǒu

to use one's mouth (to say sth)

反口
fǎn kǒu

to correct oneself

反咬一口
fǎn yǎo yī kǒu

to make a false countercharge

口不应心
kǒu bù yìng xīn

to say one thing but mean another

口不择言
kǒu bù zé yán

to speak incoherently

口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào

lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much

口交
kǒu jiāo

oral sex

口供
kǒu gòng

oral confession (as opposed to 筆供|笔供[bǐ gòng])

口信
kǒu xìn

oral message

口传
kǒu chuán

orally transmitted

口出狂言
kǒu chū kuáng yán

to speak conceited nonsense

口北
kǒu běi

the area north of the Great Wall

口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng

to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again

口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn

lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames

口吸盘
kǒu xī pán

oral sucker (e.g. on bloodsucking parasite)

口吻
kǒu wěn

tone of voice

口器
kǒu qì

mouthparts (of animal or insect)

口嚼酒
kǒu jiáo jiǔ

alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice

口嫌体正直
kǒu xián tǐ zhèng zhí

your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (borrowed from Japanese)

口嫌体直
kǒu xián tǐ zhí

your lips say one thing, but your body language reveals what you really think (four-character version of 口嫌體正直|口嫌体正直[kǒu xián tǐ zhèng zhí])

口实
kǒu shí

food

口射
kǒu shè

to ejaculate inside sb's mouth

口岸
kǒu àn

a port for external trade

口弦
kǒu xián

Jew's harp

口彩
kǒu cǎi

complimentary remarks

口德
kǒu dé

propriety in speech

口快心直
kǒu kuài xīn zhí

see 心直口快[xīn zhí kǒu kuài]

口技
kǒu jì

beat boxing

口技表演者
kǒu jì biǎo yǎn zhě

ventriloquist

口播
kǒu bō

(broadcasting) to speak to the audience

口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi

duplicity

口服
kǒu fú

to take medicine orally

口条
kǒu tiáo

(ox etc) tongue (as food)

口欲期
kǒu yù qī

oral stage (psychology)

口水仗
kǒu shuǐ zhàng

dispute

口水佬
kǒu shuǐ lǎo

talkative person (Cantonese)

口水战
kǒu shuǐ zhàn

war of words

口水歌
kǒu shuǐ gē

bubblegum pop song

口水鸡
kǒu shuǐ jī

steamed chicken with chili sauce

口沫
kǒu mò

spittle

口活
kǒu huó

oral sex

口淫
kǒu yín

oral sex

口渴
kǒu kě

thirsty

口湖
kǒu hú

Kouhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

口湖乡
kǒu hú xiāng

Kouhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[yún lín xiàn], Taiwan

口无择言
kǒu wú zé yán

to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)

口无遮拦
kǒu wú zhē lán

to blab

口爆
kǒu bào

(slang) to ejaculate inside sb's mouth

口琴
kǒu qín

harmonica

口甜
kǒu tián

soft-spoken

口疮
kǒu chuāng

mouth ulcer

口白
kǒu bái

narrator

口眼歪斜
kǒu yǎn wāi xié

facial nerve paralysis

口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán

widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation

口碑载道
kǒu bēi zài dào

lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere

口福
kǒu fú

happy knack for chancing upon fine food

口称
kǒu chēng

to speak

口簧
kǒu huáng

Jew's harp

口簧琴
kǒu huáng qín

Jew's harp

口糊
kǒu hú

indistinct in one's speech

口粮
kǒu liáng

ration

口红
kǒu hóng

lipstick

口红胶
kǒu hóng jiāo

glue stick

口络
kǒu luò

muzzle (over a dog's mouth)

口腔炎
kǒu qiāng yán

stomatitis

口腹
kǒu fù

(fig.) food

口腹之欲
kǒu fù zhī yù

desire for good food

口臭
kǒu chòu

bad breath

口舌
kǒu shé

dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip

口若悬河
kǒu ruò xuán hé

mouth like a torrent (idiom)