Definition
口 (kǒu) is the formal word for 'mouth' and is also a classifier for people in a household or for bites. For everyday speech about a person's or animal's mouth, use 嘴 (zuǐ) instead.
noun
mouth (body part)
classifier
for counting peopledomestic animalsetc. in a householdalso for bites or mouthfuls
Easily confused
- 扣kòusound-alike(verb) to deduct (money), to withhold
- 抠kōusound-alike(verb) to pick (with fingers), to dig out, to scratch
Examples
- 口。Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén.There are three people in my family.
- 口。Wǒ chī yì kǒu píngguǒ.I take a bite of an apple.
- 。Tā kǒu lǐ hán zhe wēndùjì.He has a thermometer in his mouth.
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