口型

kǒuxíng

noun #24,288

Meanings

1 mouth shape
2 lip position when speaking or singing
3 lip form

Characters

type, shape, mold

Examples

HSK 4

学唱歌要注意口型是否标准。

Xué chànggē yào zhùyì kǒuxíng shìfǒu biāozhǔn.

When learning to sing, pay attention to whether your lip form is correct.

HSK 6

老师纠正了学生的口型。

Lǎoshī jiūzhèng le xuéshēng de kǒuxíng.

The teacher corrected the student's mouth shape.

HSK 6

这个口型发音很难模仿。

Zhège kǒuxíng fāyīn hěn nán mófǎng.

This mouth shape for pronunciation is hard to imitate.

Tips

usage

口型 is used in phonetics instruction and singing training to describe the shape of the mouth and lips. In lip-reading (唇读), recognizing 口型 is essential.

Stroke Order

口 kǒu

型 xíng