咀嚼

jǔ jué

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to chew
2. to think over

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Word relationships

Related words

3 items

吞咽

tūn yàn

to swallow

Swallowing, often follows chewing

细嚼慢咽

xì jiáo màn yàn

to eat slowly (idiom)

Idiom meaning to chew carefully and swallow slowly

思考

sī kǎo

to reflect on

When 咀嚼 means to think over, similar to ponder

Usage notes

Formality

In the sense of 'to think over', 咀嚼 is literary and often appears in written form; in casual speech, prefer 琢磨 (zuó mo) or 思考 (sī kǎo).

Example Sentences

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我咀嚼困難。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10540056)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Child Words of 咀嚼

to chew