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yǎo
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. to bite
  2. 2. to nip

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13275154)

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Words Containing 咬

咬舌自尽
yǎo shé zì jìn

to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue

轻咬
qīng yǎo

to nibble

蜱咬病
pí yǎo bìng

tick-bite sickness

咬合
yǎo hé

(of uneven surfaces) to fit together

咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ

(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage

咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān

lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain

咬定
yǎo dìng

to assert

叮咬
dīng yǎo

sting

噬咬
shì yǎo

to bite

咬耳朵
yǎo ěr duo

(coll.) to whisper in sb's ear

撕咬
sī yǎo

to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)

一口咬定
yī kǒu yǎo dìng

to arbitrarily assert

狗咬狗
gǒu yǎo gǒu

dog-eat-dog

咬紧牙根
yǎo jǐn yá gēn

see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yǎo jǐn yá guān]

红头咬鹃
hóng tóu yǎo juān

(bird species of China) red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus)

一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng

once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope

咬甲癖
yǎo jiǎ pǐ

onychophagia (nail biting)

咬牙
yǎo yá

to clench one's teeth

反咬一口
fǎn yǎo yī kǒu

to make a false countercharge

咬钩
yǎo gōu

(of fish) to bite

咬唇妆
yǎo chún zhuāng

bitten-lips look (darker lipstick applied on the inner part of the lips, and lighter on the outer part)

咬人的狗不露齿
yǎo rén de gǒu bù lòu chǐ

lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom)

紧咬不放
jǐn yǎo bù fàng

(idiom) unwilling to let go

程咬金
chéng yǎo jīn

Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知節|程知节[chéng zhī jié], Chinese general of the Tang dynasty

咬痕
yǎo hén

bite scar

咬定牙关
yǎo dìng yá guān

see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yǎo jǐn yá guān]

咬定牙根
yǎo dìng yá gēn

see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yǎo jǐn yá guān]

咬嚼
yǎo jiáo

to chew

咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì

to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng

bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy

咬着耳朵
yǎo zhe ěr duo

whispering in sb's ear

半路杀出个程咬金
bàn lù shā chū gè chéng yǎo jīn

lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying)

狗咬吕洞宾,不识好人心
gǒu yǎo lǚ dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn

a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)

咬字
yǎo zì

to pronounce (clearly or otherwise)

咬伤
yǎo shāng

bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)

齧咬
niè yǎo

gnaw

橙胸咬鹃
chéng xiōng yǎo juān

(bird species of China) orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios)

虎咬猪
hǔ yǎo zhū

see 刈包[guà bāo]

红腹咬鹃
hóng fù yǎo juān

(bird species of China) Ward's trogon (Harpactes wardi)

咬啮
yǎo niè

to gnaw

半路杀出的程咬金
bàn lù shā chū de chéng yǎo jīn

see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金[bàn lù shā chū gè chéng yǎo jīn]