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嚼 jué

to prattle, to be glib

Strokes
20
Level
HSK 6
Radical
口
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 口爵 ⿰口爵

Memory hint: mouth

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  1. 他喜欢嚼口香糖。
    Tā xǐhuan jiáo kǒuxiāngtáng.
    He likes to chew gum.
    he like chew chewing-gum
  2. 这块肉是不是太硬，嚼不动？
    Zhè kuài ròu shì bu shì tài yìng, jiáo bù dòng?
    Is this piece of meat too tough to chew?
    this (measure) meat be not be too tough, chew not move (question)
  3. 吃坚果的时候要小心咀嚼，别咬到牙。
    Chī jiānguǒ de shíhou yào xiǎoxīn jǔjué, bié yǎo dào yá.
    When eating nuts, chew carefully so as not to hurt your teeth.
    eat nut (particle) time need careful chew, don't bite to tooth
  4. 老人牙口不好，嚼东西很费劲。
    Lǎorén yákǒu bù hǎo, jiáo dōngxi hěn fèijìn.
    The elderly person's teeth aren't good, so chewing things is very difficult.
    elderly-person teeth not good, chew thing very laborious
  5. 吃饭时，他细细地咀嚼着每一口食物。
    Chīfàn shí, tā xìxì de jǔjuézhe měi yì kǒu shíwù.
    While eating, he carefully chews every bite of food.
    eat-meal time, he carefully (particle) chew-(particle) every one mouthful food

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