咬嚼
yǎo jiáo
Pinyin

Definition

咬嚼
 - 
yǎo jiáo
  1. to chew
  2. to masticate
  3. to ruminate
  4. to mull over

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

咬
yǎo
  1. 1 to bite
  2. 2 to nip
叮咬
dīng yǎo
  1. 1 sting
  2. 2 bite (of insect)
咀嚼
jǔ jué
  1. 1 to chew
  2. 2 to think over
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
嚼
jiáo
  1. 1 to chew
  2. 2 also pr. [jué]
细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn
  1. 1 to eat slowly (idiom)
味同嚼蜡
wèi tóng jiáo là
  1. 1 tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
  2. 2 tasteless
  3. 3 insipid
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
嚼劲
jiáo jìn
  1. 1 chewiness
嚼舌
jiáo shé
  1. 1 to gossip
  2. 2 to argue unnecessarily
嚼舌根
jiáo shé gēn
  1. 1 to gossip
  2. 2 to argue unnecessarily
嚼舌头
jiáo shé tóu
  1. 1 to gossip
  2. 2 to argue unnecessarily
嚼蜡
jiáo là
  1. 1 insipid

Idioms (10)

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)
味同嚼蜡
wèi tóng jiáo là
  1. 1 tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
  2. 2 tasteless
  3. 3 insipid
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
细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn
  1. 1 to eat slowly (idiom)
贪多嚼不烂
tān duō jiáo bù làn
  1. 1 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

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