可口

kěkǒu

adjective HSK 7 #11,589

Meanings

1 tasty
2 delicious
3 palatable

Characters

Examples

妈妈做的菜非常可口。

Māma zuò de cài fēicháng kěkǒu.

The food Mom made is very tasty.

这家餐厅的饭菜很可口。

Zhè jiā cāntīng de fàncài hěn kěkǒu.

The food at this restaurant is very delicious.

Tips

usage

可口 is a slightly more refined/literary way to say food is tasty. In everyday speech, 好吃 is more common. 可口 also appears in the brand name 可口可乐 (Coca-Cola).

memory

可 (pleasing) + 口 (mouth) = pleasing to the mouth = tasty.

Stroke Order

可 kě

口 kǒu