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Information of 咬

Pinyin yǎo

Radical

口

Strokes

9 strokes

Usage

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Definition

bite / nip

咬 yǎo 动【本义】: 用牙齿把东西夹住或切断弄碎 [Primary Meaning]: To use teeth to clamp or cut something. 【造字法】: 形声。从口，交声。《说文》本从“齿”。 [Character Formation]: Phono-semantic compound; composed of "mouth" (口) and a sound component. Originally from "teeth" (齿) according to Shuowen Jiezi. 1. 同本义 ([En.] snap at; bite) - Examples: 咬啮; 咬噬; 咬紧牙关. 2. 吐字发音 ([En.] articulate; pronounce) - Examples: 咬舌子 (to speak unclearly); 咬字不准 (to mispronounce words). 3. 比喻攀扯或诬陷他人 ([En.] incriminate sb. innocent when blamed or interrogated) - Examples: 一口咬定 (to insist unchangeably); 乱咬好人 (to falsely accuse innocent people). 4. 螺丝等互相卡住 ([En.] bite; grip) - Examples: 这个旧螺母咬不住扣儿 (this old nut cannot grip the fastener). 具体解释: 1. 上下牙对住，压碎或夹住东西: 咬啮、咬噬、咬紧牙关。 [Specific Explanation]: Using upper and lower teeth to crush or clamp something. Examples: to snap at, to bite, to clench one's teeth. 2. 钳子等夹住或螺丝齿轮等卡住: 咬合、咬住扣。 [Specific Explanation]: To grip something with pincers, or to become lodged, as with screws or gears. Examples: to engage, to lock in place. 3. 喻话说定了不再改变，亦指受责难或审讯时拉扯不相关的人: 一口咬定、乱咬好人。 [Metaphorical Explanation]: To insist on something that has been stated and cannot be changed; also refers to dragging in unrelated people during blame or interrogation. 4. 狗叫: 鸡叫狗咬。 [Meaning in Context]: To bark when eggs are laid; typical in idioms referring to dog barking. 5. 正确地读字音，亦指过分地计较字句的意义: 咬字儿、咬文嚼字（过分地斟酌字句，多用来讽刺死扣字眼而不领会精神实质）。 [Meaning in Context]: To pronounce characters correctly; also refers to over-analyzing the meaning of sentences. 6. 追赶进逼: 双方比分咬得很紧。 [Meaning in Context]: To steadily pursue and press on; as in a tight score in a game. （*引自繁体辞典解释） [Note: Imported from traditional dictionary explanations] 参见「咬咬」条。 [See also the entry for "咬咬".]

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