The Chinese word for mask is
口罩
kǒu zhàoChinese Definition
mask | |
1. 面具 | |
Components | |
口 | |
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 | |
罩 | |
1. to cover; to wrap | |
2. cover; shade; hood | |
3. basket for catching fish |
Translations for 罩 and their definitions
面具 | |
1. n. mask (covering for the face) | |
2. n. mask; face mask (covering for the nose and mouth) | |
防塵 面具 - dust mask | |
3. n. (figurative) mask; disguise; veil; pretence; concealment (especially an evil-intentioned one) |
面罩 | |
1. n. face guard; visor; mask | |
消防 應急 面罩 - fire mask | |
2. usage. A generic term for any type of mask that covers most of the face; can refer to theatrical masks, oxygen masks, etc. |
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