yǎo

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 咬

咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ

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

一口咬定
yī kǒu yǎo dìng

to arbitrarily assert

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

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

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

lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying)

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]

反咬一口
fǎn yǎo yī kǒu

to make a false countercharge

叮咬
dīng yǎo

sting

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)

咬伤
yǎo shāng

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

咬合
yǎo hé

(of uneven surfaces) to fit together

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)

咬啮
yǎo niè

to gnaw

咬嚼
yǎo jiáo

to chew

咬字
yǎo zì

to pronounce (clearly or otherwise)

咬定
yǎo dìng

to assert

咬定牙根
yǎo dìng yá gēn

see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yǎo jǐn yá guān]

咬定牙关
yǎo dìng yá guān

see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yǎo jǐn yá guān]

咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì

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

咬牙
yǎo yá

to clench one's teeth

咬甲癖
yǎo jiǎ pǐ

onychophagia (nail biting)

咬痕
yǎo hén

bite scar

咬紧牙根
yǎo jǐn yá gēn

see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yǎo jǐn yá guān]

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

咬耳朵
yǎo ěr duo

(coll.) to whisper in sb's ear

咬舌自尽
yǎo shé zì jìn

to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue

咬着耳朵
yǎo zhe ěr duo

whispering in sb's ear

咬钩
yǎo gōu

(of fish) to bite

噬咬
shì yǎo

to bite

撕咬
sī yǎo

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

橙胸咬鹃
chéng xiōng yǎo juān

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

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)

狗咬狗
gǒu yǎo gǒu

dog-eat-dog

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

红腹咬鹃
hóng fù yǎo juān

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

红头咬鹃
hóng tóu yǎo juān

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

紧咬不放
jǐn yǎo bù fàng

(idiom) unwilling to let go

虎咬猪
hǔ yǎo zhū

see 刈包[guà bāo]

蜱咬病
pí yǎo bìng

tick-bite sickness

轻咬
qīng yǎo

to nibble

齧咬
niè yǎo

gnaw