savor; ponder; try to figure out
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to savor carefully; to try to figure out (the taste, meaning, etc.)
dialectNorthern Chinese dialect (Beijing/Tianjin area), commonly used for tasting wine/food or pondering the hidden meaning of words. Often reduplicated as 咂摸咂摸.
Tā他
bì闭
zhe着
yǎn眼
jing睛
zā咂
mo摸
zhe着
jiǔ酒
de的
xiāng香
wèi味
。
He closed his eyes, savoring the aroma of the wine.
Nǐ你
zài再
zā咂
mo摸
zā咂
mo摸
tā他
zhè这
huà话
shì是
shén什
me么
yì意
si思
。
You try to figure out what he really means by these words.
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Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
zhí值
de得
xì细
xì细
zā咂
mo摸
。
This matter is worth pondering carefully.
Wǒ我
zā咂
mo摸
chū出
zhè这
lǐ里
tóu头
yǒu有
diǎn点
er儿
bú不
duì对
jìn劲
。
I sensed that something was not quite right here.