Chinese Word of the Day

口哨
kǒu shào

whistle

Definitions

Chinese > English
口哨	kǒushào
1. n. whistle (act of whistling)
吹.口哨 - to whistle -
English > Chinese
whistle
1. 吹口哨；鸣笛
Components
口	kǒu
1. (anatomy) mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity
漱漱你的口。 (Shù shù nǐ de kǒu.) - Rinse your mouth out.
這話出自你的口，聽來令人奇怪。 (Zhè huà chūzì nǐ de kǒu, tīnglái lìngrén qíguài.) - This sounds strange in your mouth.
2. entrance; opening; mouth (of an object)
入口 (rùkǒu) - entrance
出口 (chūkǒu) - exit
門口 (ménkǒu) - doorway
3. gateway
張家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu) - Zhangjiakou
口北 (Kǒuběi) - the area beyond the Great Wall
口蘑 (kǒumó) - St. George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)
4. hole; cut
口子zi (kǒuzi) - hole
傷口 (shāngkǒu) - wound
5. port
電腦端口 (shāngkǒu) - computer port
Csēi口 (sēikǒu) - USB-C port
6. perimeter
人口 (rénkǒu) - population
戶口 (hùkǒu) - hukou
7. government organ; department
三口之家 (sān kǒu zhī jiā) - a family of three
我可以吃一口嗎？ (Wǒ kěyǐ chī yī kǒu ma?) - Can I have a bite?
8. (neologism, slang) to fellate
9. Variant of 名
名	míng
1. name
書名 - title of the book
給它起個名兒r - give it a name
2. reputation; fame
有名 - famous
名利 - fame and fortune
3. famous; reputable
名牌 - having a good brand name; a brand name product
4. excuse; form; ostensible purpose
師出有名 - to do something for a good and proper reason
5. (grammar) Short for 名詞, noun
6. (grammar) Short for 專有名詞, proper noun
7. (archaic, mathematics, arithmetic) sign
8. to be called
伊名什乇？ - tr=Ĭ miàng sié-nó̤h?, What's his/her name?, MD, a=Cdo_whats_his_name.ogg
9. to describe; to give details of
莫名其妙 - baffling
哨	shào
1. to patrol (keep watch over an area by regularly walking or travelling around it)
2. sentry; sentinel; post
3. to chirp
4. to whistle
5. whistle (device used to make a whistling sound)
Shao

Pronunciation

kǒu shào

Review previous words

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意大利面	洗澡	打喷嚏	臀
止痛药	钢琴	坭	姐妹

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