口水

kǒushuǐ

noun HSK 7-9 #8,874

Meanings

1 saliva
2 drool

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

宝宝睡觉的时候总是流口水。

Bǎobao shuìjiào de shíhòu zǒngshì liú kǒushuǐ.

The baby always drools when sleeping.

HSK 5

看到美食，他忍不住流口水。

Kàndào měishí, tā rěnbuzhù liú kǒushuǐ.

Seeing the delicious food, he couldn't help drooling.

Tips

memory

Mouth (口) + water (水) = mouth water, i.e. saliva. The common phrase 流口水 literally means 'to flow mouth-water' = to drool.

Stroke Order

口 kǒu

水 shuǐ