"mouth" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 嘴

Definition

你用来吃饭、说话和呼吸的脸上的开口。“mouth”也可以指洞穴、河流等的入口。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

既可指字面意思（身体部位），也可用于比喻（如“the mouth of the river”河口）。口语表达：'by word of mouth'（口口相传）。不要与“face”（脸）或“oral”（口头的）混淆。

Examples

Open your mouth and say 'ah'.

张开你的**嘴**，说“啊”。

He brushed his teeth and rinsed his mouth.

他刷了牙，然后漱了**口**。

The baby put the toy in her mouth.

婴儿把玩具放进了她的**嘴**里。

Don't talk with your mouth full.

**嘴**里有食物时不要说话。

News about the concert spread by word of mouth.

音乐会的消息通过**口耳相传**传播开了。

We camped at the mouth of the cave for the night.

我们那晚在洞**口**扎营了。