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嚼

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jiáo

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Definitions

  1. 1. to chew
  2. 2. also pr. [jué]

Example Sentences

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湯姆 嚼 鉛筆。
Source: Tatoeba.org

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Words Containing 嚼

咀嚼
jǔ jué

to chew

倒嚼
dǎo jiào

(of cows) to ruminate

口嚼酒
kǒu jiáo jiǔ

alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice

吃别人嚼过的馍不香
chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāng

lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)

味同嚼蜡
wèi tóng jiáo là

lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)

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

嚼劲
jiáo jìn

chewiness

嚼子
jiáo zi

bit

嚼舌
jiáo shé

to gossip

嚼舌根
jiáo shé gēn

to gossip

嚼舌头
jiáo shé tóu

to gossip

嚼蜡
jiáo là

insipid

嚼酒
jiáo jiǔ

alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice

细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn

to eat slowly (idiom)

贪多嚼不烂
tān duō jiáo bù làn

to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

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