口水

kǒushuǐ

noun HSK 7-9 #8,874

Meanings

1 saliva
2 drool

Characters

Examples

看到美食，他忍不住流口水。

Kàndào měishí, tā rěnbuzhù liú kǒushuǐ.

Seeing the delicious food, he couldn't help drooling.

宝宝睡觉的时候总是流口水。

Bǎobao shuìjiào de shíhòu zǒngshì liú kǒushuǐ.

The baby always drools when sleeping.

Tips

memory

Mouth (口) + water (水) = mouth water, i.e. saliva. The common phrase 流口水 (liú kǒushuǐ) literally means 'to flow mouth-water' = to drool.

Stroke Order

口 kǒu

水 shuǐ