嚼
jiáo
to chew
also pr. [jue2]
吃东西的时候要细细地嚼。
chī dōng xi de shí hòu yào xì xì de jiáo。
when eating, you should chew carefully.
他嚼了很久才把肉咽下去。
tā jiáo le hěn jiǔ cái bǎ ròu yàn xià qù。
he chewed for a long time before swallowing the meat.
Words with 嚼
倒嚼
dǎo jiào
(of cows) to ruminate
口嚼酒
kǒu jiáo jiǔ
alcoholic drink made by fermenting chewed rice
吃别人嚼过的馍不香
chī bié rén jiáo guò de mó bù xiāng
lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)
味同嚼蜡
wèi tóng jiáo là
lit. tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
咀嚼
jǔ jué
to chew
咬嚼
yǎo jiáo
to chew
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
嚼劲儿
jiáo jìn r
chewiness
嚼劲
jiáo jìn
chewiness
嚼子
jiáo zi
bit
嚼舌
jiáo shé
to gossip
嚼舌根
jiáo shé gēn
to gossip