diāo

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of

叼 means hold in mouth; grip with teeth. Pronounced diāo. HSK 7-9.

  • hold in mouth; grip with teeth

Character Info

Radical
Strokes8
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

zuǐ
diāo
zhe
gēn
yān
juǎn
zhàn
zài
mén
kǒu
 

He stood at the door with a cigarette held between his lips.

zhǐ
huáng
shǔ
láng
diāo
zǒu
le
nóng
jiā
de
zhī
xiǎo
 

That weasel carried off one of the farmer's chickens in its mouth.

Xiǎo
gǒu
diāo
zhe
wán
pǎo
huí
le
 

The puppy ran back to its nest with its toy clamped in its mouth.

diāo
zhe
guǎn
nǎi
chá
 
méi
shuō
huà
 

She held a straw in her mouth while drinking milk tea and didn't speak.

Lǎo
yīng
diāo
zǒu
le
tián
de
lǎo
shǔ
 

The eagle carried away the mouse from the field in its beak.

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