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The Chinese word for mask is
口罩

kǒu zhào



mask

Chinese Definition


mask
     1. 面具
Components
     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
     1. to cover; to wrap
     2. cover; shade; hood
     3. basket for catching fish



Translations for 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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Pronunciation


kǒu zhào

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