咬

To bite in Chinese: 咬 (yǎo)

yǎo

to bite

HSK 3.0 Level 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to bite
  2. 2to nip

Stroke order

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咬

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄠˇ

yǎo

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 咬紧牙关。

    yǎo jǐn yá guān。

    Bite the bullet.

  • 她咬了他。

    tā yǎo le tā。

    She bit him.

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Related words

业务

yè wù

business

一辈子

yī bèi zi

(for) a lifetime

一旦

yī dàn

in case (sth happens)

一路

yī lù

the whole journey

乙

yǐ

second of the ten Heavenly Stems 干

因而

yīn ér

therefore

硬件

yìng jiàn

hardware

拥抱

yōng bào

to embrace

优惠

yōu huì

privilege

犹豫

yóu yù

to hesitate

元旦

yuán dàn

New Year's Day

灾害

zāi hài

calamity

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