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咀 jǔ

to suck; to chew

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
口
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 口且 ⿰口且

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  1. 吃饭的时候要慢慢咀嚼。
    Chīfàn de shíhou yào mànman jǔjué.
    When eating, you should chew slowly.
    eat-meal (particle) time need slowly chew
  2. 医生说细细咀嚼对消化有好处，是真的吗？
    Yīshēng shuō xìxì jǔjué duì xiāohuà yǒu hǎochù, shì zhēn de ma?
    The doctor says chewing thoroughly is good for digestion — is that true?
    doctor say carefully chew towards digestion have benefit, be true (particle) (question)
  3. 吃饭时应该细嚼慢咽，充分咀嚼食物。
    Chīfàn shí yīnggāi xìjuémànyàn, chōngfèn jǔjué shíwù.
    When eating, one should chew slowly and thoroughly masticate the food.
    eat-meal time should chew-slowly-swallow-slowly, fully chew food
  4. 他吃饭太快，几乎不怎么咀嚼。
    Tā chīfàn tài kuài, jīhū bù zěnme jǔjué.
    He eats too fast and hardly chews at all.
    he eat-meal too fast, almost not much chew
  5. 吃饭的时候，他一边咀嚼一边思考问题。
    Chīfàn de shíhou, tā yībiān jǔjué yībiān sīkǎo wèntí.
    While eating, he chews while thinking about problems.
    eat-meal (particle) time, he while chew while think question

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