叼
diāo
to hold in the mouth
Character
Example phrases
- 那只流浪狗叼着半块面包穿过马路，司机不得不紧急刹车。 Nà zhī liúlànggǒu diāo zhe bàn kuài miànbāo chuānguò mǎlù, sījī bùdébù jǐnjí shāchē. That stray dog crossed the road with half a piece of bread in its mouth, forcing the driver to brake urgently.
- 小猫叼着一条小鱼，跳上了窗台。 Xiǎomāo diāo zhe yì tiáo xiǎo yú, tiào shàng le chuāngtái. The kitten jumped onto the windowsill with a little fish in its mouth.
- 他嘴里叼着一支笔，两只手还在整理文件。 Tā zuǐ lǐ diāo zhe yì zhī bǐ, liǎng zhī shǒu hái zài zhěnglǐ wénjiàn. He had a pen in his mouth while both hands were still sorting documents.
Related words
- 递交 dìjiāo to submit; to hand in
- 抵 dǐ to withstand; to offset; to pledge
- 担 dān to shoulder; to undertake; to bear
- 缠绕 chánrào to twine around; to be intertwined
- 抽签 chōuqiān to draw lots
- 缠 chán to entangle; to pester
- 出手 chūshǒu to make a move; to act; to spend
- 蹭 cèng to rub against; to scrape; to cadge
- 挥舞 huīwǔ to wave; to brandish
- 勾 gōu to hook; to tick; to evoke
- 耳光 ěrguāng slap in the face
- 捕捉 bǔzhuō to catch; to capture; to grasp