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how to write yao(bite) in chinese

咬

pinyinyǎo
radicals口Stroke count9
eanglish meaningbite; snap at; gnaw; bark; grip; gnash

Stroke order of the Chinese character "咬" (yao)

Handwriting

v. （上下牙齿用力对着） bite; snap at:

1. 咬不动
too tough to bite [chew];

2. 咬了一口
take a bite;

3. 一口咬定
assert emphatically; insist;

4. 爱叫的狗不咬人。
Barking dogs seldom bite.

5. 那条狗咬了我的腿。
The dog snapped [bit] at my leg.

6. 正在长牙齿的婴儿喜欢咬硬物。
Babies who are getting new teeth like something hard to bite on.

v. （狗叫） bark:

1. 鸡叫狗咬。
Cocks crow and dogs bark.

v. （夹住；卡住） grip; bite:

1. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。
The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work.

2. 这个旧螺母咬不住扣儿。
This old nut won't bite [grip].

v. （受责难或审讯时牵扯别人） incriminate another person (usu. innocent) when blamed or interrogated:

1. 反咬一口
trump up a countercharge against one's accuser; make a false countercharge

v. （正确地念出） pronounce; articulate:

1. 咬字清楚
clear articulation [enunciation];

2. 这个字他咬得很准。
He can pronounce this word correctly.

v. （过分地斟酌） be nitpicking (about the use of words):

1. 咬字眼儿
be nitpicking on words