Meaning
mouth
Chinese: 嘴巴，也指说话方式。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zui” becomes a different word in each tone. 嘴 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 嘴巴zuǐ bamouth (; slap in the face
- 嘴唇zuǐ chúnlip
- 插嘴chā zuǐto interrupt (sb talking); to butt in; to cut into a conversation
- 七嘴八舌qī zuǐ bā shélively discussion with everybody talking at once
- 吵嘴chǎo zuǐto quarrel
Example Sentence
吃饭的时候不要张着嘴说话。Chī fàn de shí hou bú yào zhāng zhe zuǐ shuō huà.Do not talk with your mouth full while eating.
吃饭Chī fànto have a meal的deof时候shí houtime不要bú yàodon't!张zhāngto open up着zhe(ongoing action)嘴zuǐmouth说话shuō huàto speak。