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

老师纠正了学生的口型。

Lǎo shī jiū zhèng le xué shēng de kǒu xíng.

The teacher corrected the student's mouth shape.

学唱歌要注意口型是否标准。

Xué chàng gē yào zhù yì kǒu xíng shì fǒu biāo zhǔn.

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

这个口型发音很难模仿。

Zhè ge kǒu xíng fā yīn hěn nán mó fǎng.

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