口 kǒu
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
口水
kǒushuǐ
saliva; drool; empty talk
Characters in this word
水 shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 水 — water, liquid, lotion, juice
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 面对尚未核实的传闻，媒体不应陷入口水战。 Miànduì shàngwèi héshí de chuánwén, méitǐ bù yīng xiànrù kǒushuǐ zhàn. Faced with unverified rumours, the media should not get drawn into a war of words.
- 看到桌上的蛋糕，孩子差点流口水。 Kàndào zhuō shang de dàngāo, háizi chàdiǎn liú kǒushuǐ. Seeing the cake on the table, the child almost drooled.
- 别再浪费口水了，他根本不听。 Bié zài làngfèi kǒushuǐ le, tā gēnběn bù tīng. Stop wasting your breath, he will not listen at all.