叼

To hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone) in Chinese: 叼 (diāo)

diāo

to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)

Stroke order

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叼

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧㄠ

diāo

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 那只狗叼着一根骨头跑了。

    nà zhī gǒu diāo zhe yì gēn gǔ tou pǎo le。

    The dog ran off holding a bone in its mouth.

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Related words

雕

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to carve

雕刻

diāo kè

to carve

雕塑

diāo sù

a statue

吊销

diào xiāo

to suspend (an agreement)

钓鱼

diào yú

to fish (with line and hook)

调度

diào dù

to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc)

调侃

tiáo kǎn

to ridicule

调控

tiáo kòng

to regulate

调料

tiáo liào

condiment

调试

tiáo shì

to debug

掉队

diào duì

to fall behind

掉头

diào tóu

to turn one's head

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