嚼
jiáo
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
to chew; also pr. [jue2]
Other reading: jiào
used in 倒嚼[dao3 jiao4]
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Characters
Examples
我嚼口香糖。
wǒ jiáo kǒu xiāng táng。
I chew gum.
Words with this character
咀嚼 jǔ jué to chew倒嚼 dǎo jiào to ruminate嚼劲 jiáo jìn chewiness嚼酒 jiáo jiǔ alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice嚼蜡 jiáo là insipid嚼舌 jiáo shé to gossip嚼头 jiáo tou chewiness嚼子 jiáo zi bit咬嚼 yǎo jiáo to chew嚼劲儿 jiáo jìn r chewiness嚼舌根 jiáo shé gēn to gossip嚼舌头 jiáo shé tóu to gossip咀嚼肌 jǔ jué jī muscles of mastication口嚼酒 kǒu jiáo jiǔ alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice味同嚼蜡 wèi tóng jiáo là lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax细嚼慢咽 xì jiáo màn yàn to eat slowly咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì to bite words and chew characters贪多嚼不烂 tān duō jiáo bù làn to bite off more than one can chew吃别人嚼过的馍不香 chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāng lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor