咬
yǎo
Pinyin

Definition

咬
 - 
yǎo
  1. to bite
  2. to nip
咬
 - 
yǎo
  1. variant of 咬[yǎo]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (15)

咬
yǎo
  1. 1 to bite
  2. 2 to nip
叮咬
dīng yǎo
  1. 1 sting
  2. 2 bite (of insect)
咬牙
yǎo yá
  1. 1 to clench one's teeth
  2. 2 to grind the teeth
  3. 3 gnaw
咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
  1. 1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
  2. 2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth
咬伤
yǎo shāng
  1. 1 bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)
咬合
yǎo hé
  1. 1 (of uneven surfaces) to fit together
  2. 2 (of gear wheels) to mesh
  3. 3 (dentistry) occlusion
  4. 4 bite
咬嚼
yǎo jiáo
  1. 1 to chew
  2. 2 to masticate
  3. 3 to ruminate
  4. 4 to mull over
咬字
yǎo zì
  1. 1 to pronounce (clearly or otherwise)
  2. 2 to enunciate
咬定
yǎo dìng
  1. 1 to assert
  2. 2 to insist that
咬耳朵
yǎo ěr duo
  1. 1 (coll.) to whisper in sb's ear
噬咬
shì yǎo
  1. 1 to bite
撕咬
sī yǎo
  1. 1 to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)
狗咬狗
gǒu yǎo gǒu
  1. 1 dog-eat-dog
  2. 2 dogfight
程咬金
Chéng Yǎo jīn
  1. 1 Cheng Yaojin (589-665), aka 程知節|程知节[Chéng Zhī jié], Chinese general of the Tang dynasty
轻咬
qīng yǎo
  1. 1 to nibble

Idioms (7)

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
  1. 1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
  1. 1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
  1. 1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
  2. 2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth
咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān
  1. 1 lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
  2. 2 to bite the bullet
狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心
gǒu yǎo Lu:3 Dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn
  1. 1 a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom)
  2. 2 to ill reward a person's kindness

Sample Sentences

中文中的“望梅止渴”和“一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳”也是相同的概念。
Zhōngwén zhōng de “wàngméizhǐkě ”hé “yīzhāobèishéyǎo,shíniánpàjǐngshéng ”yě shì xiāngtóng de gàiniàn 。
In Chinese, "To quench one's thirst by thinking of plums" and "Once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope." have the same concept as well.
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少跟我咬文嚼字了，我要继续看书去咯。
shǎo gēn wǒ yǎowénjiáozì le ，wǒ yào jìxù kànshū qù lo 。
Stop with your flowery language, I want to continue reading my book.
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还以为是什么大事呢！这些小事哪算得上什么烦恼！来来来，哪儿被蚊子咬了？我拿原子笔来给你做个记号，很有效的！
hái yǐwéi shì shénme dàshì ne ！zhèxiē xiǎoshì nǎ suàn de shàng shénme fánnǎo ！lái lái lái ，nǎr bèi wénzi yǎo le ？wǒ ná yuánzibǐ lái gěi nǐ zuò gè jìhào ，hěn yǒuxiào de ！
And I was thinking it was something serious! These little things aren't any big deal! Come, come, where were you bitten by mosquitoes? I'll mark them with a ballpoint pen, it's really effective!
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秋老虎是指秋天偶尔出现的干燥又炎热的天气，热到仿佛是有老虎咬你一样。
qiū lǎohǔ shìzhǐ qiūtiān ǒuěr chūxiàn de gānzào yòu yánrè de tiānqì ，rè dào fǎngfú shì yǒu lǎohǔ yǎo nǐ yīyàng 。
An Autumn tiger refers to the spells of hot dry weather that sometime occur in Autumn. It's so hot that it seems like a tiger has bitten you.
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你这真是狗咬吕洞宾呀…
nǐ zhè zhēnshi gǒuyǎolu:3dòngbīn ya …
You don’t know what’s good for you....
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真心不骗！这下子，蚊子叮咬的问题解决了，感冒也治疗好了，就差你时运不济的问题，稍微棘手一点。
zhēnxīn bù piàn ！zhèxiàzi ，wénzi dīngyǎo de wèntí jiějué le ，gǎnmào yě zhìliáo hǎo le ，jiù chà nǐ shíyùnbùjì de wèntí ，shāowēi jíshǒu yīdiǎn 。
I'm really not lying! Now, we've resolved your mosquito bite problem, and we've cured your cold, now we're just left with luck not going your way. That's a little more tricky.
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一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo ，shí nián pà cǎo shéng 。
Once bitten, twice shy.
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她受过一次伤害之后，就很难再相信男朋友了。这就是“一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。”
tā shòu guò yīcì shānghài zhīhòu ，jiù hěn nán zài xiāngxìn nánpéngyou le 。zhè jiùshì “yīzhāobèishéyǎo, shíniánpàcǎoshéng 。”
Ever since she got hurt, she has had a difficult time trusting her boyfriend. This is “Once bitten, twice shy.”
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差点溺水的那一次之后，我永远都不敢游泳了。这就是“一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。”
chàdiǎn nìshuǐ de nà yīcì zhīhòu ，wǒ yǒngyuǎn dōu bù gǎn yóuyǒng le 。zhè jiùshì “yīzhāobèishéyǎo,shíniánpàcǎoshéng 。”
After that time I almost drowned, I would never have the courage to swim again.This is “Once bitten, twice shy.”
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一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。”我到现在还忘不了当年的痛。
yīzhāobèishéyǎo,shíniánpàcǎoshéng 。”wǒ dào xiànzài hái wàngbùliǎo dāngnián de tòng 。
“Once bitten, twice shy.” I still can’t forget the past pain even till this day.
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