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叼 diāo

to hold in the mouth

Strokes
5
Level
HSK 6
Radical
口
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 口刁 ⿰口刁

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  1. 小狗叼着一根骨头跑走了。
    Xiǎogǒu diāozhe yì gēn gǔtou pǎozǒu le.
    The puppy ran off holding a bone in its mouth.
    puppy hold-mouth (particle) one (measure) bone run-away (particle)
  2. 猫嘴里叼着什么东西？
    Māo zuǐ lǐ diāozhe shénme dōngxi?
    What is the cat holding in its mouth?
    cat mouth inside hold-mouth (particle) what thing (question)
  3. 别让狗叼走你的鞋子。
    Bié ràng gǒu diāozǒu nǐ de xiézi.
    Don't let the dog carry off your shoes.
    don't let dog hold-mouth-away your (particle) shoes
  4. 它没有叼起地上的玩具。
    Tā méiyǒu diāoqǐ dìshang de wánjù.
    It didn't pick up the toy on the ground with its mouth.
    it not-have hold-mouth-up ground-on (particle) toy
  5. 院子里，小鸟嘴里叼着一根树枝飞过。
    Yuànzi lǐ, xiǎoniǎo zuǐ lǐ diāozhe yì gēn shùzhī fēiguò.
    In the yard, a little bird flew by holding a twig in its beak.
    yard inside, little-bird mouth inside hold-mouth (particle) one (measure) branch fly-past

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