咀嚼

jǔjué

verb #13,875

Meanings

1 to chew; to masticate
2 (figurative) to think over; to mull over

Characters

to chew; to munch

Examples

吃饭要慢慢咀嚼。

Chīfàn yào mànmàn jǔjué.

You should chew slowly when eating.

他在咀嚼这句话的含义。

Tā zài jǔjué zhè jù huà de hányì.

He is mulling over the meaning of this sentence.

Tips

usage

The figurative use of 咀嚼 (to chew on/mull over an idea) is quite literary. In everyday speech, 想 or 琢磨 would be used instead.

Stroke Order

咀 jǔ

嚼 jiáo