咬
yǎoㄧㄠˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: GIẢO
Traditional: 咬
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3
Meaning(verb)
to bite; to nip
Mosquito bites also use 咬: 被蚊子咬了.
Examples
小心,这只狗会咬人。
xiǎo xīn, zhè zhī gǒu huì yǎo rén.
Careful, this dog bites.
昨晚我被蚊子咬了好几口。
zuó wǎn wǒ bèi wén zǐ yǎo le hǎo jǐ kǒu.
I got bitten by mosquitoes several times last night.
她咬了一口苹果。
tā yǎo le yì kǒu píng guǒ.
She took a bite of the apple.
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Stroke order
GIẢO · 9 strokes
to bite; to nip