咧嘴

liězuǐ

verb HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 to grin
2 to grimace
3 to bare one's teeth

Characters

to grin; to split open

Examples

HSK 3

孩子看到糖就咧嘴笑了。

Háizi kàndào táng jiù liězuǐ xiào le.

The child grinned when he saw the candy.

HSK 5

他疼得直咧嘴。

Tā téng de zhí liězuǐ.

He grimaced with pain.

Tips

usage

咧嘴 can be positive (grinning happily) or negative (grimacing in pain). Context determines the meaning. 咧嘴笑 = grin; 咧嘴 alone often implies pain.

Stroke Order

咧 liě

嘴 zuǐ