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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

口 [kǒu]
  1. 1. noun [嘴] mouth
  2. 2. noun [丁]
    家口
    family member
  3. 3. noun [味] taste
    口轻
    not too salty
  4. 4. noun [指容器] rim
    瓶口
    the mouth of a bottle
  5. 5. noun [指端口]
    出口
    exit
    入口
    entrance
    窗口
    window
  6. 6. noun [缝] split
  7. 7. noun [刃] edge
    刀口
    the edge of a knife
  8. 8. noun [行] department
    卫生口
    public health department
  9. 9. measure word
    两口猪
    two pigs
    一口井
    one well
    我家有五口人。
    There are five people in my family.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

口 [kǒu]
  1. 1. noun mouth (of a human being or animal)
    口述
    give an oral account
  2. 2. noun opening; entrance; mouth
    瓶口
    the mouth of a bottle
    碗口
    the rim of a bowl
  3. 3. noun cut; hole
    衣服撕了个口儿。
    A hole was torn in the jacket.
    茶碗缺了个口儿。
    The rim of the teacup is chipped.
  4. 4. noun the edge of a knife, etc.
    刀卷口了。
    The edge of the knife is turned.
  5. 5. measure word (used for family members, pigs, knives, etc.)
    一个五口之家
    a family of five
    三口猪
    three pigs
    一口钢刀
    a knife
    一口井
    a well
  6. 6. noun bite
    他尝了一口，直咧嘴。
    He made a face when he tasted it.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

口 [kǒu]
  1. 1. 名 人和动物吃东西的器官，有的也是发声器官的一部分
    病从口入
    开口说话
    漱口
    口腔
    口试
    口技。
  2. 2. 名 指人对饮食味道的感觉和喜好
    香甜可口
    口重
    口轻。
  3. 3. 名 指话语
    口才
    口气
    口音。
  4. 4. 名 指人口(多指一个家庭内部)
    五口之家
    户口。
  5. 5. 名 容器与外界相通的部位
    瓶子口
    碗口
    缸口。
  6. 6. 名 泛指一般器物与外界相通的部位
    窗口
    洞口
    枪口
    口径。
  7. 7. 名 出入通过的地方
    大门口
    出口
    渡口
    入海口。
  8. 8. 名 特指长城的关口
    古北口
    西口
    口外。
  9. 9. 名 特指港口
    出口产品
    进口
    转口。
  10. 10. 名 专业方向；行业系统
    对口分配
    农林口
    文教口。
  11. 11. 名 (人体或物体表面)破裂张开的地方
    手上剐了个口儿
    伤口
    裂口
    决口。
  12. 12. 名 刀、剪等利器的刃
    这把剪子还没开口
    刀口。
  13. 13. 名 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)
    这匹马口还轻
    骡子老得没口了
    七岁口。
  14. 14. 量 a)用于人或某些牲口
    全家三口人
    两口猪
  15. 15. b)用于某些有口或有刃的器物
    一口井
    一口缸
    一口铡刀
  16. 16. c)用于跟口有关的动作或事物
    吸了一口气
    讲一口北京话
    一个大馒头三口两口就吃完了。
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大口大口地喘气
puff and blow
螺口(卡口)灯泡
screw- (bayonet-) socket bulb
他口口声声说不知道。
He kept on pleading ignorance.
进口(出口)税
import (export) duty
不知我这些菜你吃来顺口不顺口？
I wonder if my dishes are to your taste.
走了这么远的路一口水都没有喝，我被弄得口干舌燥。
Having had no water after such a long walk, I am extremely thirsty.
超市里的收款窗口已经增加到100个，但每个窗口前还是排着长长的队伍。
The number of cash windows in the supermarket have been increased to 100, but there are still long queues in front of every window.
他是南方人，所以一张口说话就带有南方口音。
He is from the South. When he opened his mouth to talk, people can hear his southern accent.
如果再不进行人口控制，迟早会发生人口爆炸的。
If we don't carry out population control, there will be a population explosion some day.
他口口声声说要参加比赛，却没报名。
He kept on saying that he wanted to enter the competition but he never did enrol.
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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. "五个人", "十八条线", "一百多只蚂蚁"，"一次战役"。

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