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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

嘴巴 [zuǐbɑ]
  1. 1. mouth
    张开嘴巴
    Open your mouth.
  2. 2. [Spoken] usually used in " 打嘴巴" ( slap sb. in the face; box sb.'s ears)
    嘴巴
    slap sb. in the face; box sb.'s ears

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

嘴巴 [zuǐbɑ]
  1. 1. 人或动物的进食器官,有的也是发声器官的一部分。
    吃饭吧嗒嘴巴,真难听。
    嘴巴伶俐。
  2. 2. 用手掌打脸叫打嘴巴。也说嘴巴子(zuǐbāzi)。

Examples

我打了他一嘴巴
I gave him a slap on the cheek.
打自己的嘴巴
slap one's own face—be self-contradictory
左右开弓打人嘴巴
slap sb. on both cheeks
教育孩子要讲方法,抽嘴巴是解决不了问题的。
Slapping a child is not a good form of punishment, we should try to educate them instead.
嘴巴
mouth
撅起嘴巴
pout
急得他嚅动着嘴巴却说不出话来。

Word Decomposition


[zuǐ]
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[bā]

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