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

他疼得直咧嘴。

Tā téng de zhí liězuǐ.

He grimaced with pain.

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.

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