"咬" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Le caractère 咬

yǎo
Traditional
Radical
(3 traits)
Number of strokes
9
Structure
gauche et droite
HSK
HSK 5
Cangjie
RYCK 口卜金大
Sijiao
6004.8
Wubi
KUQY
GB 2312
D2A7
Big5
AB72
Unicode
U+54AC

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples Synonyms

Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
yǎo variant of 咬[yao3] syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
咬牙 yǎo yá to clench one's teeth / to grind the teeth / gnaw syn
咬伤 咬傷 yǎo shāng bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)
咬定 yǎo dìng to assert / to insist that syn
咬合 yǎo hé (of uneven surfaces) to fit together / (of gear wheels) to mesh / (dentistry) occlusion / bite syn
咬字 yǎo zì to pronounce (clearly or otherwise) / to enunciate
咬嚼 yǎo jiáo to chew / to masticate / to ruminate / to mull over
咬啮 咬齧 yǎo niè variant of 咬嚙|咬啮[yao3 nie4] / to gnaw
咬钩 咬鉤 yǎo gōu (of fish) to bite / to take the bait
咬痕 yǎo hén bite scar
咬耳朵 yǎo ěr duo (coll.) to whisper in sb's ear syn
咬唇妆 咬唇妝 yǎo chún zhuāng bitten-lips look (darker lipstick applied on the inner part of the lips, and lighter on the outer part)
咬甲癖 yǎo jiǎ pǐ onychophagia (nail biting)
咬牙切齿 咬牙切齒 yǎo yá qiè chǐ gnashing one's teeth (idiom) / displaying extreme anger / fuming with rage between gritted teeth syn
咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì to bite words and chew characters (idiom) / punctilious about minutiae of wording syn
咬定牙根 yǎo dìng yá gēn see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
咬定牙关 咬定牙關 yǎo dìng yá guān see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
咬紧牙关 咬緊牙關 yǎo jǐn yá guān lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom) / fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain / to bite the bullet syn
咬定牙根 yǎo dìng - yá gēn see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3jin3-ya2guan1]
咬定牙关 咬定牙關 yǎo dìng - yá guān see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3jin3-ya2guan1]
咬紧牙根 咬緊牙根 yǎo jǐn - yá gēn see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3jin3-ya2guan1]
咬紧牙关 咬緊牙關 yǎo jǐn - yá guān (idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly / (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering / to bite the bullet syn
咬紧牙根 咬緊牙根 yǎo jǐn yá gēn see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
咬舌自尽 咬舌自盡 yǎo shé zì jìn to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue
咬牙切齿 咬牙切齒 yǎo yá - qiè chǐ (idiom) to gnash one's teeth / to fume with rage syn
咬着耳朵 咬著耳朵 yǎo zhe ěr duo whispering in sb's ear
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
撕咬 sī yǎo to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)
轻咬 輕咬 qīng yǎo to nibble
叮咬 dīng yǎo sting / bite (of insect)
啮咬 齧咬 niè yǎo to gnaw
齧咬 niè yǎo gnaw
噬咬 shì yǎo to bite
程咬金 chéng yǎo jīn Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知節|程知节[Cheng2 Zhi1 jie2], Chinese general of the Tang dynasty
狗咬狗 gǒu yǎo gǒu dog-eat-dog / dogfight
虎咬猪 虎咬豬 hǔ yǎo zhū see 刈包[gua4 bao1]
蜱咬病 pí yǎo bìng tick-bite sickness / informal term for 發熱伴血小板減少綜合徵|发热伴血小板减少综合征[fa1 re4 ban4 xue4 xiao3 ban3 jian3 shao3 zong1 he2 zheng1]
一口咬定 yī kǒu yǎo dìng to arbitrarily assert / to allege / to stick to one's statement / to cling to one's view syn
橙胸咬鹃 橙胸咬鵑 chéng xiōng yǎo juān (bird species of China) orange-breasted trogon (Harpactes oreskios)
反咬一口 fǎn yǎo yī kǒu to make a false countercharge syn
红腹咬鹃 紅腹咬鵑 hóng fù yǎo juān (bird species of China) Ward's trogon (Harpactes wardi)
红头咬鹃 紅頭咬鵑 hóng tóu yǎo juān (bird species of China) red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus)
紧咬不放 緊咬不放 jǐn yǎo bù fàng (idiom) unwilling to let go / like a dog with a bone / dogged
蚊虫叮咬 蚊蟲叮咬 wén chóng dīng yǎo insect bites

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