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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

舌头 [shétou]
  1. 1. noun tongue

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

舌头 [shétou]
  1. 1. tongue
  2. 2. an enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
    侦察兵抓了个舌头
    The scouts took a prisoner to get information.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

舌头 [shétou]
  1. 1. 人和某些动物口中辨别滋味、帮助咀嚼和发音的器官
  2. 2. 借指为了解敌情而设法捉来的敌人
    抓来一个舌头

Examples

舌头打结
be tongue-tied
辣得舌头发麻。
The hot taste burns the tongue.
舌头
stick out one's tongue
咱别议论人家的私事,搬舌头可不好。
It's not good to talk about others' private affair..
舌头
喜欢搬舌头的人不能重用。
俩人整天在那儿嚼舌。‖也说嚼舌头
吃了颗花椒,舌头麻酥酥的。

Word Decomposition


[shé]
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[tóu]

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Related Measure Words

  [gè] |  一个舌头
  [tiáo] |  一条舌头

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