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嘴巴
zuǐba
Main
English Definitionmouth; slap in the face
Simplified Script嘴巴
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinzuǐba
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping)zeoi2baa1
Part of Speech(名) noun
Measure Words
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=4
Word Decomposition
zuǐmouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc)
to long for; to wish; to cling to; to stick to; something that sticks; close to; next to; spread open; informal abbr. for bus 巴士; bar (unit of pressure); nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴, tail; Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan); abbr. for east Sichuan or Chongqing; (Chinese surname); abbr. for Palestine or Palestinian; abbr. for Pakistan

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Words With Same Head Word    
嘴唇zuǐchúnlip
嘴角zuǐjiǎocorner of the mouth
嘴脸zuǐliǎnfeatures, face (esp. derogatorily); look; appearance; countenance
嘴硬zuǐyìngreluctant to admit a mistake
嘴馋zuǐchángluttonous; ravenous
Words With Same Tail Word    
尾巴wěibatail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]
下巴xiàbachin
哑巴yǎbamute; muted; a dumb person; to be dumb
鸡巴jībadick; penis (vulgar)
结结巴巴jiē jiē bā bastammeringly
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