liě
zuǐ

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of 咧嘴

咧嘴 means to pull the corners of the mouth to the sides; to grin or grimace. Pronounced liě zuǐ. HSK 7-9.

  • to pull the corners of the mouth to the sides; to grin or grimace

Definitions & Examples

Téng
de
liě
zuǐ
 

It hurt so much he grimaced, baring his teeth.

Tīng
dào
hǎo
xiāo
xi
 
gāo
xìng
de
liě
kāi
zuǐ
xiào
lái
 

Hearing the good news, he grinned happily and started laughing.

liě
zhe
zuǐ
 
chū
xiè
de
biǎo
qíng
 

He curled his lips, showing a scornful expression.

Kàn
dào
zhè
me
huá
de
biǎo
yǎn
 
guān
zhòng
men
dōu
liě
zuǐ
xiào
 

Seeing such a funny performance, the audience all grinned and laughed heartily.