白沫

báimò

noun #30,817

Meanings

1 white foam
2 froth (especially from the mouth)

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

他突然倒在地上，口吐白沫。

Tā tūrán dǎo zài dìshàng, kǒu tǔ báimò.

He suddenly fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

HSK 7-9

海浪拍打岩石，激起一片白沫。

Hǎilàng pāidǎ yánshí, jīqǐ yí piàn báimò.

The waves crashed against the rocks, sending up white foam.

Tips

usage

口吐白沫 ('mouth spitting white foam') is the standard medical and dramatic description of a seizure or rabies in Chinese - very common in TV scripts when a character collapses.

Stroke Order

白 bái

沫 mò