嘴里

嘴裡

zuǐlǐ

noun #2,655

Meanings

1 in one's mouth
2 inside the mouth

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

别嘴里吃着东西说话。

Bié zuǐlǐ chī zhe dōngxi shuōhuà.

Don't talk with food in your mouth.

HSK 4

他嘴里含着一块糖。

Tā zuǐlǐ hán zhe yīkuài táng.

He has a piece of candy in his mouth.

Tips

usage

嘴里 is used both literally (inside the mouth) and figuratively to refer to what someone says: 他嘴里说的和做的不一样 (what he says and what he does are different).

Stroke Order

嘴 zuǐ

里 lǐ