叼 diāo▶ hold in mouth

HSK 6HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

HSK 6 — the top of the six old levels: 2,500 new words, 5,000 in all. You read and discuss almost anything. In HSK 3.0, 叼 is in band 7–9. HSK 6 explained

Hear Xiaolu on 叼 · 0:11 Talkhao's spoken-Chinese tutor

0:00 / 0:11

中叼。

It means to hold something in your mouth. A puppy runs up to you at the park with a stick between its teeth. You laugh and say it. Want to try it out loud?

Continue with Xiaolu → Your first 10-minute talk is free.

Report this clip

Stroke order

叼 is written in 5 strokes.

• 叼

Related words

• 惦记to keep thinking of, worry about
• 雕刻carving

叼 is pronounced diāo and means “hold in mouth”.