箍嘴 (gūzuǐ): to muzzle (an animal)

Meanings

1 to muzzle (an animal)
2 muzzle

Characters

箍

gū

hoop; to bind tightly

嘴

zuǐ

mouth

Examples

主人给狗箍嘴，免得它咬人。

Zhǔrén gěi gǒu gūzuǐ, miǎnde tā yǎo rén.

The owner muzzled the dog so it wouldn't bite anyone.

这种箍嘴是用皮带做的。

Zhè zhǒng gūzuǐ shì yòng pídài zuò de.

This kind of muzzle is made of leather straps.

Tips

memory

箍 (gū) means to bind with a hoop — think of the iron 紧箍咒 (jǐngūzhòu, 'tightening hoop spell') Sun Wukong wears in Journey to the West. 箍嘴 = a hoop around the mouth.

Stroke Order

箍 gū

嘴 zuǐ

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mouth / slap in the face (colloquial)

嘴里 zuǐlǐ #2,655

in one's mouth / inside the mouth

嘴 zuǐ HSK 2 #403

mouth

挂在嘴上 guàzàizuǐshàng

to keep mentioning (without doing) / to pay lip service to / to harp on about

满嘴 mǎnzuǐ #8,223

a mouthful of; mouth full of / (figuratively) full of (lies, excuses, etc.)

咧嘴 liězuǐ HSK 7

to grin / to grimace / to bare one's teeth

上嘴 shàngzuǐ

to look good on the lips (of lipstick, beauty jargon) / to swatch on the mouth

闭嘴 bìzuǐ

to shut up / to close one's mouth / Shut up!