tuò

HSK 7-9
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Meaning of 唾液

唾液 means saliva; spit; spittle. Pronounced tuò yè. HSK 7-9.

  • saliva; spit; spittle

Definitions & Examples

Xiāo
huà
guò
chéng
shǐ
kǒu
qiāng
 
tuò
zhōng
de
méi
kāi
shǐ
fēn
jiě
diàn
fěn
 

Digestion begins in the mouth, where enzymes in saliva start to break down starch.

shēng
cǎi
le
de
tuò
yàng
běn
jìn
xíng
jiǎn
 

The doctor collected a sample of his saliva for testing.

Wén
dào
shí
de
xiāng
wèi
 
yóu
zhǔ
de
fēn
le
gèng
duō
tuò
 

Smelling the aroma of the food, he involuntarily produced more saliva.

Tuò
xiàn
shì
chǎn
shēng
tuò
de
guān
 

Salivary glands are the organs responsible for producing saliva.

Measure Words

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Primary
/ kǒu
/ xiē