嘴巴

zuǐ ba · zui ba

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. mouth (CL:張 / 张 (zhāng))
  2. slap in the face (CL:個 / 个 (gè))

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)张(zhāng)开(kāi)了(le)嘴(zuǐ)巴(ba)说(shuō)不(bu)出(chū)话(huà)来(lái)。

He was in open-mouthed amazement.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by carlosalberto · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

吃(chī)饭(fàn)前(qián)要(yào)先(xiān)把(bǎ)嘴(zuǐ)巴(ba)擦(cā)干(gān)净(jìng)。

Before eating, you should first wipe your mouth clean.

Sources & licenses

How to write

Stroke order & practice

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

Browse all wordsExplore words in context