腮

sāi

HSK 2.0 Level 6 Uncommon

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Definitions

1. cheek

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 脸蛋 liǎn dàn 脸蛋 liǎn dàn cheek 口语: cheek

Related words

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• 颧骨 quán gǔ 颧骨 quán gǔ zygomatic bone (cheek bone) 面部解剖结构: zygomatic bone (cheek bone)

Synonyms

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• 脸颊 liǎn jiá 脸颊 liǎn jiá cheek 通用: cheek

Usage notes

Common mistakes

常误读为第二声(sái)，正确为第一声(sāi)。

Example Sentences

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她笑得 腮 都酸了。

She laughed so much her cheeks got sore.

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Words Containing 腮

• 托腮 托腮 tuō sāi: to rest one's chin in one's hand
• 抓耳挠腮 抓耳挠腮 zhuā ěr náo sāi: to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
• 桃腮粉脸 桃腮粉脸 táo sāi fěn liǎn: rosy-cheeked (idiom)
• 笨嘴拙腮 笨嘴拙腮 bèn zuǐ zhuō sāi: see 笨嘴拙舌[bèn zuǐ zhuō shé]
• 络腮胡子 络腮胡子 luò sāi hú zi: full beard
• 腮帮 腮帮 sāi bāng: cheek
• 腮帮子 腮帮子 sāi bāng zi: cheek
• 腮托 腮托 sāi tuō: chin rest (e.g. for a violin)
• 腮红 腮红 sāi hóng: rouge (cosmetics)
• 腮腺 腮腺 sāi xiàn: parotid gland
• 腮腺炎 腮腺炎 sāi xiàn yán: mumps
• 腮颊 腮颊 sāi jiá: cheek
• 腮胡 腮胡 sāi hú: sideburns