嘴
巴

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The word "嘴巴" is formed by combining the character "嘴", meaning "mouth", which uses the mouth radical "口" for semantic clarity and a phonetic component for pronunciation, with the character "巴", which functions as a nominal suffix added to body parts in colloquial speech to create a more informal term for the physical mouth.

Example Sentences Hide

我的嘴巴很干。

Wǒ de zuǐba hěn gān.

My mouth is very dry.

他闭上了嘴巴。

Tā bìshàngle zuǐba.

He closed his mouth.

她用嘴巴咬住绳子。

Tā yòng zuǐba yǎo zhù shéngzi.

She used her mouth to hold onto the rope.

小孩子张开嘴巴，露出了牙齿。

Xiǎo háizi zhāngkāi zuǐba, lòu chūle yáchǐ.

The child opened his mouth, revealing his teeth.

尽管他嘴巴上说喜欢，但实际行动却相反。

Jǐnguǎn tā zuǐba shang shuō xǐhuan, dàn shíjì xíngdòng què xiāngfǎn.

Although he says he likes it with his mouth, his actual actions are the opposite.

Word Definition - 嘴巴

zuǐ ba mouth (CL:張|张[zhāng]); slap in the face

Individual Character Details

嘴 zuǐ
巴 bā, bā