叼 diāo ㄉㄧㄠ diu1 HSK 7-9

  • to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 叼 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 母 ( mǔ mou5 ) 鸟 鳥 ( niǎo niu5 ) 叼 ( diāo diu1 ) 来 來 ( lái loi4 ) 虫子 蟲子 ( chóng zi cung4 zi2 ) 喂 餵 ( wèi ) 幼 ( yòu jau3 ) 鸟 鳥 ( niǎo niu5 )。

    The mother bird brought worms for her young ones.

  • 汤姆 湯姆 ( Tāng mǔ tong1 mou5 ) 在 ( zài zoi6 ) 嘴里 嘴裡 ( zuǐ lǐ zeoi2 leoi5 ) 叼 ( diāo diu1 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 根 ( gēn gan1 ) 儿 兒 ( ér ji4 ) 烟 煙 ( yān jin1 )。

    Tom had a cigar in his mouth.

  • 爷爷 爺爺 ( yé ye je4 je2 ) 叼 ( diāo diu1 ) 着 著 ( zhe zoek3 ) 烟管 煙管 ( yān guǎn jin1 gun2 ) 跟 ( gēn gan1 ) 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 说话 說話 ( shuō huà syut3 waa6 )。

    Grandfather talked to me with a pipe in his mouth.

  • 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 看到 ( kàn dào hon3 dou3 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 一 ( yī jat1 ) 条 條 ( tiáo tiu4 ) 狗 ( gǒu gau2 )。 狗 ( gǒu gau2 ) 嘴里 嘴裡 ( zuǐ lǐ zeoi2 leoi5 ) 叼 ( diāo diu1 ) 着 著 ( zhe zoek3 ) 一块 一塊 ( yī kuài jat1 faai3 ) 肉 ( ròu juk6 )。

    I saw a dog. The dog held a piece of meat in its mouth.

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