咬咬

yǎoyǎo

verb #28,595

Meanings

1 to take a little bite
2 to nibble (reduplicated form of 咬)

Characters

to bite; to gnaw

to bite; to gnaw (reduplicated)

Examples

宝宝喜欢咬咬玩具。

Bǎobao xǐhuān yǎoyǎo wánjù.

The baby loves to gnaw on toys.

她咬咬嘴唇，没有说话。

Tā yǎoyǎo zuǐchún, méiyǒu shuōhuà.

She bit her lip gently and said nothing.

Tips

grammar

Reduplication of a verb in Chinese (like 咬咬) suggests a brief or light action. 咬咬 = bite/nibble a little bit, compared to the single 咬 which can imply a full bite.

Stroke Order

咬 yǎo