Chinese Word of the Day

口罩
kǒu zhào

mask

Definitions

Chinese > English
口罩	kǒuzhào
1. n. surgical mask; gauze mask (worn over nose and mouth)
戴口罩 - to wear a mask
外科口罩 - surgical mask
English > Chinese
mask
1. 面具
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. given name
3. reputation; fame
有名 - famous
名利 - fame and fortune
4. famous; reputable
名牌 - having a good brand name; a brand name product
5. excuse; form; ostensible purpose
師出有名 - to do something for a good and proper reason
6. (grammar) Short for 名詞, noun
7. (grammar) Short for 專有名詞, proper noun
8. (archaic, mathematics, arithmetic) sign
9. to be called
伊名什乇？ - tr=Ĭ miàng sié-nó̤h?, What's his/her name?, MD, a=Cdo_whats_his_name.ogg
10. to describe; to give details of
莫名其妙 - baffling
罩	zhào
1. to cover; to wrap
2. cover; shade; hood
3. basket for catching fish

Pronunciation

kǒu zhào

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