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Meaning of 口

Pinyin kǒu

Radical

口

Strokes

Definition

mouth / (a measure word)

Usage

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口 [kǒu] 名词 1. 人和动物吃东西和发声的器官（亦称“嘴”）。 (A. An organ used by humans and animals for eating and making sounds; also called "mouth".) 2. 容器通外面的地方。 (B. An opening to the outside of a container.) 3. 出入通过的地方。 (C. A passage or entrance for entering or exiting.) 4. 特指中国长城的某些关口（多用作地名）。 (D. Specifically refers to certain passes of the Great Wall of China; often used as a place name.) 5. 破裂的地方。 (E. A place of rupture or breakage.) 6. (口腔器官，嘴): 同本义。人类用来发声和进食的器官。 (F. The oral cavity, mouth: the same original meaning; the organ used by humans for making sounds and eating.) 7. 出入通过的地方。 (G. A place of passage for entering and exiting.) 8. 口才。 (H. Eloquence.) 9. 指牲口的年龄。 (I. Refers to the age of livestock.) 10. 关口。指长城的关口。 (J. Refers to a pass, specifically at the Great Wall.) 11. 通商码头，港口。 (K. A port or commercial dock.) 12. 刃，武器或器具上刀片的切割边。 (L. The edge of a blade on a weapon or tool.) 13. 边、沿、圈，物的外缘或边界、常成弯形或圆形。 (M. The rim or edge of an object, often curved or circular.) 形容词 1. 口头的。嘴说的，说话的，非书写的。 (A. Oral; spoken, not written.) 量词 1. 用于某些物品、家畜及人等。 (A. Used for certain items, livestock, and people.) 引文 1. 《说文》：口，人所以言食也。 (From "Shuowen Jiezi": Mouth, an organ used for speaking and eating.) 2. 《国语·晋语》：且夫口三五之门也。 (From "Guoyu": It is indeed a passage of three or five doors.) 3. 《春秋·元命苞》：口之为言达也。 (From "Chunqiu": The mouth serves as a passage for words.) 4. 《鬼谷子·捭阖》：口者心之门户。 (From "Guiguzi": The mouth is the doorway of the heart.) 5. 《左传·定公四年》：勺饮不入口七日。 (From "Zuo Zhuan": Not drinking for seven days.) 例句 1. 口腹(指饮食)。 (A. Mouth and belly; refers to diet.) 2. 口滑(指吃东西失去控制;说话不谨慎)。 (B. Slippery mouth; referring to being careless while eating or speaking.) 3. 口眼弗闭(放心不下;死不瞑目)。 (C. The mouth and eyes are left open; a metaphor for worry or dying with eyes open.) 4. 口里摆菜碟儿(比喻嘴上说得很好，但无实惠)。 (D. Saying pretty words without real substance.) 5. 井口;矿井口;火山口。 (E. Wellhead; mine entrance; volcano mouth.) 6. 口赋; 口合不敷(口粮不够，难以度日)。 (F. Population tax; insufficient food for a household.) 7. 口腔器官，人类用来发声和进食的器官。 (G. The oral cavity organ used by humans for sounds and food.) 8. 将口分田，实行井田制。 (H. Implementing a land distribution system.) 9. 与各类单位管理系统有关。 (I. Related to management systems of various types of departments.) 10. 五口通商;口澳(港口)。 (J. Five ports open for trade; port mouth.) 11. 刀口不卷。 (K. The blade's edge should not roll.) 12. 碗口;杯口。 (L. The rim of the bowl; the rim of the cup.)

目瞪口呆 mù dèng kǒu dāi

dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied / stunned

一口咬定 yī kǒu yǎo dìng

to arbitrarily assert / to allege / to stick to one's statement / to cling to one's view

反咬一口 fǎn yǎo yī kǒu

to make a false countercharge

喇叭口 lǎ bā kǒu

bellmouth / flared / mouth of a horn / horn mouth

口吃 kǒu chī

to stammer / to stutter / also pr. [kou3 ji2]

吐口 tǔ kǒu

to spit / fig. to spit out (a request, an agreement etc)

矢口否认 shǐ kǒu fǒu rèn

to deny flatly

交叉口 jiāo chā kǒu

(road) intersection

交叉路口 jiāo chā lù kǒu

crossroads / intersection

一口 yī kǒu

readily / flatly (deny, admit and so on) / a mouthful / a bite

进口 jìn kǒu

to import / imported / entrance / inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)

门口 mén kǒu

doorway / gate / CL:個|个[ge4]

总人口 zǒng rén kǒu

total population

港口 gǎng kǒu

port / harbor

胸口 xiōng kǒu

pit of the stomach

口径 kǒu jìng

caliber / diameter of opening

口味 kǒu wèi

a person's preferences / tastes (in food) / flavor

一口气 yī kǒu qì

one breath / in one breath / at a stretch

汉口 Hàn kǒu

Hankou, part of Wuhan 武漢|武汉 at the junction of Han river and Changjiang in Hubei

口号 kǒu hào

slogan / catchphrase / CL:個|个[ge4]

口中 kǒu zhōng

In the mouth

河口 hé kǒu

estuary / the mouth of a river

人口数 rén kǒu shù

population

开口 kāi kǒu

to open one's mouth / to start to talk

口气 kǒu qì

tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone

哑口无言 yǎ kǒu wú yán

dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless / at a loss for words

口哨 kǒu shào

whistle

口唇 kǒu chún

lips / labia

垛口 duǒ kǒu

crenel

垭口 yā kǒu

(dialect) narrow mountain pass

坑口 Kēng kǒu

Hang Hau (area in Hong Kong)

堰口 yàn kǒu

crest of weir

堵口 dǔ kǒu

plugging

壶口瀑布 hú kǒu pù bù

hukou waterfalls

壶口 hú kǒu

Hukou（地名） / The Hukou Waterfalls of Yellow River（景点名）

夸口 kuā kǒu

to boast

苦口婆心 kǔ kǒu pó xīn

earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently

封口 fēng kǒu

to close up / to heal (of wound) / to keep one's lips sealed

三岔口 Sān chà kǒu

At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]

三岔路口 sān chà lù kǒu

a fork in the road / a junction of three roads

岔口 chà kǒu

junction / fork in road

口岸 kǒu àn

a port for external trade / a trading or transit post on border between countries

小口径 xiǎo kǒu jìng

small-bore / minor-caliber

剪票口 jiǎn piào kǒu

Ticket gate

口吻 kǒu wěn

tone of voice / connotation in intonation / accent (regional etc) / snout / muzzle / lips / protruding portion of an animal's face

出口 chū kǒu

an exit / CL:個|个[ge4] / to speak / to export / (of a ship) to leave port

刃口 rèn kǒu

cutting edge

口若悬河 kǒu ruò xuán hé

mouth like a torrent (idiom) / eloquent / glib / voluble / have the gift of the gab

户口 hù kǒu

population (counted as number of households for census or taxation) / registered residence / residence permit / (in Hong Kong and Macau) bank account

口才 kǒu cái

eloquence

拗口 ào kǒu

hard to pronounce / awkward-sounding

口授 kǒu shòu

dictate / oral instruction / pass on (sth.) through oral instruction

接口 jiē kǒu

interface / port / connector

插口 chā kǒu

socket (for an electric plug) / to interrupt (sb speaking) / to butt in

口说无凭 kǒu shuō wú píng

(idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement / just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true

空口无凭 kōng kǒu wú píng

mere verbal statement cannot be taken as proof (idiom)

携家带口 xié jiā dài kǒu

to take all one's family along (idiom); encumbered by a family / tied down by family obligations

口服 kǒu fú

to take medicine orally / oral (contraceptive etc) / to say that one is convinced

枪口 qiāng kǒu

muzzle of a gun

楼梯口 lóu tī kǒu

head of a flight of stairs

牲口棚 shēng kǒu péng

stable / stock barn / livestock shed

俩口 liǎ kǒu

Couple

借口 jiè kǒu

to use as an excuse / on the pretext / excuse / pretext

漱口 shù kǒu

to rinse one's mouth / to gargle

洞口 dòng kǒu

cave mouth / tunnel entrance

浦口 Pǔ kǒu

Pukou district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

浦口区 Pǔ kǒu qū

Pukou district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

脍炙人口 kuài zhì rén kǒu

appealing to the masses / universally appreciated (idiom)

渡口 dù kǒu

ferry crossing

口渴 kǒu kě

thirsty

顺口溜 shùn kǒu liū

popular piece of doggerel / common phrase repeated as a jingle

溪口 Xī kǒu

Xikou or Hsikou township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan

爽口 shuǎng kǒu

fresh and tasty

满口 mǎn kǒu

a full mouth of (sth physical) / to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises, etc) / (to agree etc) unreservedly

灭口 miè kǒu

to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret / to silence sb

杀人灭口 shā rén miè kǒu

morganize / silence sb.

口供 kǒu gòng

oral confession (as opposed to 筆供|笔供[bi3 gong4]) / statement / deposition

口诛笔伐 kǒu zhū bǐ fá

to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom) / to denounce by word and pen

伤口 shāng kǒu

wound / cut

焰口 yàn kǒu

hungry ghosts who spit fire

放焰口 fàng yàn kǒu

to feed the starving ghosts (i.e. offer sacrifice to protect the departed spirit)

口干舌燥 kǒu gān shé zào

lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much

牙口 yá kǒu

the age of a draught animal as shown by the number of its teeth

牲口 shēng kou

animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc) / beast of burden

珠江口 zhū jiāng kǒu

Pearl River Estuary（河口名）

琅琅上口 láng láng shàng kǒu

easy to pronounce

口琴 kǒu qín

harmonica

河口瑶族自治县 Hé kǒu Yáo zú Zì zhì xiàn

Hekou Yaozu autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[Hong2 he2 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan

守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng

lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word

瓶口 píng kǒu

bottleneck

口蹄疫 kǒu tí yì

foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) / aphthous fever

疮口 chuāng kǒu

wound / open sore

口疮 kǒu chuāng

mouth ulcer

有口皆碑 yǒu kǒu jiē bēi

every voice gives praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation

磴口县 Dèng kǒu xiàn

Dengkou county in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia

窗口 chuāng kǒu

window / opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window) / computer operating system window / fig. medium / intermediary / showpiece / testing ground

突破口 tū pò kǒu

sally port

口碑 kǒu bēi

public praise / public reputation / commonly held opinions / current idiom

口头禅 kǒu tóu chán

Zen saying repeated as cant / (fig.) catchphrase / mantra / favorite expression / stock phrase

人口 rén kǒu

population / people