open mouth; speak up
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to open one's mouth
Refers to the physical action of opening the mouth. Often used in contexts of eating, medical examination, or breathing.
Bìng病
rén人
zhāng张
kāi开
kǒu口
ràng让
yī医
shēng生
jiǎn检
chá查
hóu喉
lóng咙
。
The patient opened his mouth to let the doctor examine his throat.
Gǒu狗
zhāng张
zhe着
zuǐ嘴
chuǎn喘
qì气
，
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
rè热
。
The dog was panting with its mouth open, looking very hot.
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Yīng婴
ér儿
zhāng张
kāi开
xiǎo小
kǒu口
děng等
zhe着
wèi喂
shí食
。
The baby opened its small mouth waiting to be fed.
verb
to speak; to ask for something; to start talking
Often implies overcoming hesitation to speak, asking for help, or making a request. Can carry a connotation of being difficult or embarrassing to ask.
Tā他
quē缺
qián钱
yòng用
，
dàn但
bù不
hǎo好
yì意
si思
zhāng张
kǒu口
xiàng向
fù父
mǔ母
jiè借
。
He needed money but was too embarrassed to ask his parents to borrow some.
Yǒu有
kùn困
nan难
jiù就
zhāng张
kǒu口
，
dà大
jiā家
huì会
bāng帮
nǐ你
de的
。
If you have difficulties, just speak up, and everyone will help you.
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Tā他
yī一
zhāng张
kǒu口
jiù就
shì是
liú流
lì利
de的
Yīng英
yǔ语
。
As soon as he opened his mouth, fluent English came out.