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叼

diāo
verb HSK 7 #11,733

Meanings

  1. 1 to hold in the mouth (of animals or people with cigarettes, etc.)

Examples

小狗叼着一根骨头跑了。
Xiǎo gǒu diāo zhe yì gēn gǔtou pǎo le.
The puppy ran off with a bone in its mouth.
他嘴里叼着一根烟。
Tā zuǐ lǐ diāo zhe yì gēn yān.
He had a cigarette in his mouth.
老鹰叼起了一条鱼。
Lǎoyīng diāo qǐ le yì tiáo yú.
The eagle snatched up a fish in its beak.

Tips

usage
叼 specifically means gripping something in the mouth/beak without chewing — a dog carrying a stick, a bird holding a worm, a person with a cigarette dangling. The common pattern is 叼着 + object.

Stroke Order

叼 diāo