鼻 bí
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 鼻 — nose
- Made of
- 自 self 畀 to give
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
鼻涕
bítì
nasal mucus; snot
Characters in this word
涕 tì
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 弟 young brother, junior
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 感冒严重时，他一边开会一边擦鼻涕，显得十分尴尬。 Gǎnmào yánzhòng shí, tā yìbiān kāihuì yìbiān cā bítì, xiǎnde shífēn gāngà. When his cold was severe, he kept wiping his nose during the meeting, which was rather embarrassing.
- 孩子冻得直流鼻涕，妈妈赶紧给他拿纸巾。 Háizi dòng de zhí liú bítì, māma gǎnjǐn gěi tā ná zhǐjīn. The child was so cold that his nose kept running, so his mother quickly fetched him a tissue.
- 他感冒了，鼻涕流个不停，说话也有鼻音。 Tā gǎnmào le, bítì liú ge bù tíng, shuōhuà yě yǒu bíyīn. He has a cold, his nose runs nonstop, and he sounds stuffed up when he talks.
Related words
- 鼻子 bízi nose
- 打喷嚏 dǎpēntì to sneeze
- 巴掌 bāzhang palm; slap
- 发热 fārè to have a fever; to heat up
- 喉咙 hóulóng throat
- 发抖 fādǒu to tremble; to shiver
- 浑身 húnshēn whole body; from head to toe
- 乏力 fálì weak; lacking strength; to lack power
- 喘 chuǎn to pant; to gasp for breath
- 喘息 chuǎnxī to breathe; to catch one's breath; respite
- 腹 fù abdomen; belly
- 腹泻 fùxiè diarrhoea; to have diarrhoea