Definitions
- 1. to chew
- 2. also pr. [jué]
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Common mistakes
发音易错：单用或口语中读jiáo，复合词如“咀嚼”读jué，别混淆。
Formality
口语中常用“嚼”（jiáo），书面语多用“咀嚼”（jǔjué），后者更正式。
Example Sentences
2 shown这块肉太硬， 嚼 不动。
湯姆 嚼 鉛筆。
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Words Containing 嚼
to chew
(of cows) to ruminate
alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice
lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)
lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
to chew
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
chewiness
bit
to gossip
to gossip
to gossip
insipid
alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice
to eat slowly (idiom)
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)