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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