嘴边

嘴邊

zuǐbiān

noun #11,012

Meanings

1 side of the mouth
2 on the tip of one's tongue

Characters

Examples

他总把这句话挂在嘴边。

Tā zǒng bǎ zhè jù huà guà zài zuǐbiān.

He always has this phrase on his lips.

话到嘴边又咽了回去。

Huà dào zuǐbiān yòu yàn le huíqù.

The words reached the tip of his tongue but he swallowed them back.

Tips

usage

挂在嘴边 (guà zài zuǐbiān) is a common expression meaning 'to always be talking about something.' 话到嘴边 means 'on the tip of one's tongue.'

Stroke Order

嘴 zuǐ

边 biān