咧 liē
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
咧嘴
liězuǐ
to grin; to open one's mouth wide
Characters in this word
嘴 zuǐ
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 觜 beak
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 听到评审的尖锐批评，他没有反驳，只是尴尬地咧嘴笑了笑。 Tīngdào píngshěn de jiānruì pīpíng, tā méiyǒu fǎnbó, zhǐ shì gāngà de liězuǐ xiào le xiào. Hearing the judges' sharp criticism, he did not argue back; he merely gave an awkward grin.
- 孩子咧嘴一笑，露出了刚掉了门牙的小豁口。 Háizi liězuǐ yí xiào, lùchū le gāng diào le ményá de xiǎo huōkǒu. The child grinned, showing the little gap where a front tooth had just fallen out.
- 他被针扎了一下，疼得直咧嘴。 Tā bèi zhēn zhā le yíxià, téng de zhí liězuǐ. He was pricked by a needle and winced in pain, his mouth stretched wide.
Related words
- 大大咧咧 dàdaliēliē careless; casual and unguarded
- 嘴 zuǐ mouth
- 嘴巴 zuǐba mouth
- 插嘴 chāzuǐ to interrupt; to butt in
- 七嘴八舌 qīzuǐbāshé everyone talking at once; all speaking at the same time
- 嘴唇 zuǐchún lips
- 凝视 níngshì to gaze; to stare intently
- 眯 mī to narrow the eyes; to squint
- 视线 shìxiàn line of sight; gaze
- 扭头 niǔtóu to turn one’s head
- 捏 niē to pinch; to knead; to fabricate
- 趴 pā to lie prone; to lean over