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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[kǒu]
  1. 1. noun [嘴] mouth
  2. 2. noun [丁]
    family member
  3. 3. noun [味] taste
    not too salty
  4. 4. noun [指容器] rim
    the mouth of a bottle
  5. 5. noun [指端口]
    exit
    entrance
    window
  6. 6. noun [缝] split
  7. 7. noun [刃] edge
    the edge of a knife
  8. 8. noun [行] department
    卫生
    public health department
  9. 9. measure word
    two pigs
    one well
    我家有五人。
    There are five people in my family.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[kǒu]
  1. 1. noun mouth (of a human being or animal)
    give an oral account
  2. 2. noun opening; entrance; mouth
    the mouth of a bottle
    the rim of a bowl
  3. 3. noun cut; hole
    衣服撕了个儿。
    A hole was torn in the jacket.
    茶碗缺了个儿。
    The rim of the teacup is chipped.
  4. 4. noun the edge of a knife, etc.
    刀卷了。
    The edge of the knife is turned.
  5. 5. measure word (used for family members, pigs, knives, etc.)
    一个五之家
    a family of five
    three pigs
    钢刀
    a knife
    a well
  6. 6. noun bite
    他尝了一,直咧嘴。
    He made a face when he tasted it.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[kǒu]
  1. 1. 人和动物吃东西的器官,有的也是发声器官的一部分
    病从
    说话
    技。
  2. 2. 指人对饮食味道的感觉和喜好
    香甜可
    轻。
  3. 3. 指话语
    音。
  4. 4. 指人(多指一个家庭内部)
    之家
  5. 5. 容器与外界相通的部位
    瓶子
  6. 6. 泛指一般器物与外界相通的部位
    径。
  7. 7. 出入通过的地方
    大门
    入海
  8. 8. 特指长城的关
    古北
    西
    外。
  9. 9. 特指港
    产品
  10. 10. 专业方向;行业系统
    分配
    农林
    文教
  11. 11. (人体或物体表面)破裂张开的地方
    手上剐了个
  12. 12. 刀、剪等利器的刃
    这把剪子还没开
  13. 13. 指骡、马等的年龄(它们的年龄可以从牙齿的多少和磨损的程度看出来)
    这匹马还轻
    骡子老得没
    七岁
  14. 14. a)用于人或某些牲
    全家三
  15. 15. b)用于某些有或有刃的器物
    铡刀
  16. 16. c)用于跟有关的动作或事物
    吸了一
    讲一北京话
    一个大馒头三就吃完了。

Examples

单边进(出)
unilateral import (export)
她唱得不错,只是白不够清楚。
She sings well but does not speak clearly enough.
这人若悬河,一说就是一大套。
It seemed as if his flow of words would never stop.
甜心辣
sweet words but a wicked heart
铜钟是明永乐初年铸造的。
The bronze bell was made in the early years of Yongle of the Ming Dynasty.
这家商行做出生意赚得可多了。
The firm made large profits from exports.
进(出)总值
gross import (export) value
井没打到含水层,当然不会出水。
Haven't been dug into the water-bearing stratum, the well certainly will not produce water.
他狗急跳墙,不择言。
He's really clutching at straws now – he'll say whatever it takes.
平交公路容易造成交通拥堵。

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Measure words

Except in Chinese idioms and some special conditions, numerals are generally not used to modify nouns directly. One needs to put specific measure words between them, e.g. "五人", "十八线", "一百多蚂蚁","一战役"。

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