虎口

hǔkǒu
noun #21,518

Meanings

  1. 1 tiger's mouth
  2. 2 jaws of death
  3. 3 extremely dangerous situation
  4. 4 the web between the thumb and index finger

Examples

Tāmen màoxiǎn cóng hǔkǒu zhōng jiù chū le rénzhì.
They bravely rescued the hostage from the jaws of death.
Zhēnjiǔ shī zài tā de hǔkǒu chù zhā le yī zhēn.
The acupuncturist inserted a needle at the webbing between his thumb and index finger.

Tips

memory
Imagine the space between your thumb and forefinger as a tiger's open mouth — that's one meaning. The other meaning, 'jaws of death,' extends the same image to life-threatening danger.

Stroke Order

kǒu