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Character Decomposition
咬=口+交
Etymology
mouth
Meanings
to bite
to nip
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Words with 咬 83 total
(of a mosquito etc) to bite叮咬dīng yǎoto gnaw啮咬niè yǎoto clench one's teeth · to grind the teeth · gnaw咬牙yǎo yáto pronounce (clearly or otherwise) · to enunciate咬字yǎo zìto assert · to insist that咬定yǎo dìngto chew · to masticate · to ruminate · to mull over咬嚼yǎo jiáoto gnaw咬啮yǎo nièbite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)咬伤yǎo shāng(of uneven surfaces) to fit together · (of gear wheels) to mesh · (dentistry) occlusion · bite咬合yǎo hébite scar咬痕yǎo hén(of fish) to bite; to take the bait咬钩yǎo gōuto bite噬咬shì yǎoto tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)撕咬sī yǎoto nibble轻咬qīng yǎo(coll.) to whisper in sb's ear咬耳朵yǎo ěr duobitten-lips look (darker lipstick applied on the inner part of the lips, and lighter on the outer part)咬唇妆yǎo chún zhuāngonychophagia (nail biting)咬甲癖yǎo jiǎ pǐdog-eat-dog · dogfight狗咬狗gǒu yǎo gǒuCheng Yaojin (589-665), aka, Chinese general of the Tang dynasty程咬金Chéng Yǎo jīntick-bite sickness · informal term for fā rè bàn xuè xiǎo bǎn jiǎn shǎo zōng hé zhēng蜱咬病pí yǎo bìngto bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording咬文嚼字yǎo wén jiáo zìto arbitrarily assert · to allege · to stick to one's statement · to cling to one's view一口咬定yī kǒu yǎo dìng
Idioms with 咬 17 total Chain
(idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly · (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering; to bite the bullet咬紧牙关yǎo jǐn yá guānlit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) · fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.咬人狗儿不露齿yǎo rén gǒu r bù lù chǐto bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording咬文嚼字yǎo wén jiáo zì
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