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舌头

shé tou
条 tiáo
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Common

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Definitions

  1. 1. tongue

Word relationships

Register variants

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舌
shé

tongue

正式或书面语

Related words

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味蕾
wèi lěi

taste bud(s)

舌头上感知味觉的部分

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocations: 伸舌头 (stick out one's tongue), 咬舌头 (bite one's tongue).

Common mistakes

舌头 refers to the physical tongue; do not confuse with 语言 (language) or 口才 (eloquence), though English 'tongue' can mean both.

Example Sentences

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他吃饭的时候不小心咬了 舌头 。
He accidentally bit his tongue while eating.

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Words Containing 舌头

吐舌头
tǔ shé tou

to stick out one's tongue

嚼舌头
jiáo shé tóu

to gossip

大舌头
dà shé tou

(coll.) lisp

满嘴跑舌头
mǎn zuǐ pǎo shé tou

to talk without thinking

烂舌头
làn shé tóu

to gossip

Child Words of 舌头

头
tóu

head

舌
shé

tongue