唾沫

tuò mo

HSK 2.0 Level 6 Uncommon

Definitions

1. spittle
2. saliva

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 唾液 tuò yè 唾液 tuò yè saliva Formal or medical term for saliva.: saliva

Related words

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• 泡沫 pào mò 泡沫 pào mò foam Bubbles or foam, often from saliva or other liquids.: foam

Synonyms

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• 口水 kǒu shuǐ 口水 kǒu shuǐ saliva Informal term for saliva, more commonly used in daily speech.: saliva
• 吐沫 tù mo 吐沫 tù mo saliva Variant of saliva; note slightly different nuance in some contexts.: saliva

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 吐 (tù) to mean 'to spit', e.g., 吐唾沫. Do not use 唾沫 with 分泌 (fēnmì) for physiological secretion; use 唾液 instead.

Example Sentences

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他生气地往地上吐了一口 唾沫 。

He angrily spat a mouthful of saliva on the ground.

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Words Containing 唾沫

• 唾沫星子 唾沫星子 tuò mò xīng zi: sputter

Child Words of 唾沫

• 唾 唾 tuò: saliva
• 沫 沫 mò: foam