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Meaning of 咬

Pinyin yǎo

Radical

口

Strokes

Definition

bite / nip

Usage

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咬 yǎo 动本义: 用牙齿把东西夹住或切断弄碎造字法: 形声。从口，交声。《说文》本从“齿”。 1. 同本义 (English: snap at; bite) 例: 咬啮 (bite and chew). 咬紧牙关 (grit one's teeth). 2. 吐字发音 (English: articulate; pronounce) 例: 咬字儿 (articulate words). 咬文嚼字 (excessively nitpick over wording, often used to mock someone who focuses on trivial language without grasping the main point). 3. 比喻攀扯或诬陷他人 (English: incriminate someone innocent when blamed or interrogated) 例: 一口咬定 (make an unchangeable statement). 乱咬好人 (wrongly implicate innocent people). 4. 螺丝等互相卡住 (English: bite; grip) 例: 咬合 (interlock). 咬住扣 (grip the buckle). 5. 狗叫 (English: dog barks) 例: 鸡叫狗咬 (when chickens crow, dogs bark). 6. 追赶进逼 (English: pursue closely) 例: 双方比分咬得很紧 (the score is very close).

咬紧牙关 yǎo jǐn yá guān

lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain / to bite the bullet

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

咬伤 yǎo shāng

bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)

咬定 yǎo dìng

to assert / to insist that

咬咬牙 yǎo yǎo yá

grit one's teeth / clamp the teeth together / grind one's teeth / gnash one's teeth

咬咬 yǎo yǎo

Bite

咬啮 yǎo niè

to gnaw

咬合 yǎo hé

(of uneven surfaces) to fit together / (of gear wheels) to mesh / (dentistry) occlusion / bite

撕咬 sī yǎo

to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)

咬噬 yǎo shì

Bite

咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì

to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording

反咬一口 fǎn yǎo yī kǒu

to make a false countercharge

咬字 yǎo zì

to pronounce (clearly or otherwise) / to enunciate

咬嚼 yǎo jiáo

to chew / to masticate / to ruminate / to mull over

程咬金 Chéng Yǎo jīn

Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知節|程知节[Cheng2 Zhi1 jie2], Chinese general of the Tang dynasty

蛇咬伤 shé yǎo shāng

snake bite

反咬 fǎn yǎo

invent a charge against sb.

叮咬 dīng yǎo

sting / bite (of insect)

咬牙 yǎo yá

to clench one's teeth / to grind the teeth / gnaw

咬牙切齿 yǎo yá qiè chǐ

gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger / fuming with rage between gritted teeth

咬耳朵 yǎo ěr duo

(coll.) to whisper in sb's ear