可口

kěkǒu

adjective HSK 7-9 #11,589

Meanings

1 tasty
2 delicious
3 palatable

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

妈妈做的菜非常可口。

Māma zuò de cài fēicháng kěkǒu.

The food Mom made is very tasty.

HSK 5

这家餐厅的饭菜很可口。

Zhèjiā cāntīng de fàncài hěn kěkǒu.

The food at this restaurant is very delicious.

Tips

usage

可口 is a slightly more refined/literary way to say food is tasty. In everyday speech, 好吃 is more common. 可口 also appears in the brand name 可口可乐 (Coca-Cola).

memory

可 (pleasing) + 口 (mouth) = pleasing to the mouth = tasty.

Stroke Order

可 kě

口 kǒu