忌
口

Abstain from certain food (as when ill) in Chinese: 忌口 (jì kǒu)

jì kǒu

abstain from certain food (as when ill)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1abstain from certain food (as when ill)
  2. 2avoid certain foods
  3. 3be on a diet

Stroke order

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忌
口

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧˋ

jì

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄎㄡˇ

kǒu

ㄎ/ kㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 医生说他生病期间要忌口。

    yī shēng shuō tā shēng bìng qī jiān yào jì kǒu。

    The doctor said he should watch his diet while ill.

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Related words

口

kǒu

mouth

忌

jì

to be jealous of

入口

rù kǒu

entrance

出口

chū kǒu

an exit

借口

jiè kǒu

to use as an excuse

进口

jìn kǒu

to import

口味

kǒu wèi

a person's preferences

人口

rén kǒu

population

路口

lù kǒu

crossing

门口

mén kǒu

doorway

口袋

kǒu dài

pocket

口语

kǒu yǔ

colloquial speech

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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