sāi

腮

Character · NounTraditional顋

cheek; lower jawline

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

lower cheek; jawline cheek

Refers to the fleshy lower part of the cheek on either side of the face.

Tā他
shuāng双
shǒu手
tuō托
zhe着
sāi腮
 ,
rèn认
zhēn真
de地
tīng听
lǎo老
shī师
jiǎng讲
kè课
 。

He rested his chin on his hands and listened carefully to the teacher's lesson.

Fēng风
chuī吹
de得
tā他
de的
sāi腮
bāng帮
zǐ子
gǔ鼓
gǔ鼓
de的
 。

The wind puffed out his cheeks.

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Tā她
yǎo咬
zhe着
sāi腮
bāng帮
 ,
rěn忍
zhù住
le了
jí即
jiāng将
liú流
chū出
de的
yǎn眼
lèi泪
 。

She bit her cheek to hold back the tears that were about to fall.

Pàng胖
dū嘟
dū嘟
de的
sāi腮
bāng帮
zǐ子
shì是
xiǎo小
péng朋
yǒu友
de的
kě可
ài爱
tè特
zhēng征
zhī之
yī一
 。

Chubby cheeks are one of the cute features of young children.

Yī医
shēng生
jiǎn检
chá查
le了
tā他
de的
sāi腮
xiàn腺
hé和
sāi腮
bù部
zǔ组
zhī织
 。

The doctor examined his parotid glands and cheek tissue.