tiǎn

舔

HSK 7-9Character · Verb

lick; fawn on

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to lick; to use the tongue to touch or take something

Used for animals or humans licking objects or surfaces.

Gǒu狗
zài在
tiǎn舔
zì自
jǐ己
de的
zhuǎ爪
zi子
 。

The dog is licking its paws.

Tā他
tiǎn舔
le了
tiǎn舔
gān干
liè裂
de的
zuǐ嘴
chún唇
 。

He licked his chapped lips.

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Hái孩
zi子
kāi开
xīn心
de地
tiǎn舔
zhe着
bīng冰
qí淇
lín淋
 。

The child happily licked the ice cream.

Māo猫
bǎ把
pán盘
zi子
tiǎn舔
de得
gān干
gān干
jìng净
jìng净
 。

The cat licked the plate clean.

Qǐng请
bù不
yào要
tiǎn舔
yóu邮
piào票
 ,
zhè这
bù不
wèi卫
shēng生
 。

Please don't lick the stamp; it's unhygienic.