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咬 yǎo

to bite

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 5
Radical
口
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 口交 ⿰口交

Memory hint: mouth

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  1. 小狗咬了他的鞋子。
    Xiǎo gǒu yǎole tā de xiézi.
    The little dog bit his shoe.
    small dog bite-(particle) he (particle) shoe
  2. 这只狗会咬人吗？
    Zhè zhī gǒu huì yǎo rén ma?
    Does this dog bite people?
    this (measure) dog will bite person (question)
  3. 小心，别让蛇咬到你。
    Xiǎoxīn, bié ràng shé yǎo dào nǐ.
    Be careful, don't let the snake bite you.
    careful, don't let snake bite reach you
  4. 这种蚂蚁不咬人。
    Zhè zhǒng mǎyǐ bù yǎo rén.
    This kind of ant doesn't bite people.
    this kind ant not bite person
  5. 昨天在公园里，他被蚊子咬了好几口。
    Zuótiān zài gōngyuán li, tā bèi wénzi yǎole hǎo jǐ kǒu.
    Yesterday in the park, he got bitten by mosquitoes several times.
    yesterday at park in, he (passive) mosquito bite-(particle) quite several bite

Words with 咬 (1)