流口水

liú kǒushuǐ
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to drool
  2. 2 to have one's mouth water
  3. 3 to covet

Examples

HSK 5
Bǎobao zhǎng yá de shíhou jīngcháng liú kǒushuǐ.
Babies often drool when they are teething.
HSK 5
Yì wéndào kǎoròu de xiāngwèi, wǒ jiù rěnbuzhù liú kǒushuǐ.
As soon as I smell barbecue, my mouth starts watering.

Tips

usage
Babies, sleepers and dogs drool literally. Figuratively anything can make you drool: 看得直流口水 "drooling just looking at it", said of food, cars or someone else's salary.

Stroke Order

流 liú
口 kǒu
水 shuǐ