叼
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diāo · to hold in the mouth

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HSK 2.0 · Level 6HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #9777
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5Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 叼

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diāoWords pronounced diāo
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Example sentences

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Wǒ kàn dào le yì tiáo gǒu. gǒu zuǐ lǐ diāo zhe yí kuài ròu.我看到了一条狗。狗嘴里叼着一块肉。

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

Source: Tatoeba #7768186 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yéye diāo zhe yān guǎn gēn wǒ shuō huà.爷爷叼着烟管跟我说话。

Grandfather talked to me with a pipe in his mouth.

Source: Tatoeba #1790086 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ zài zuǐ lǐ diāo le gēn ér yān.湯姆在嘴裡叼了根兒煙。

Tom had a cigar in his mouth.

Source: Tatoeba #10320491 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǔ niǎo diāo lái chóng zǐ wèi yòu niǎo.母鳥叼來蟲子餵幼鳥。

The mother bird brought worms for her young ones.

Source: Tatoeba #772140 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 叼 in context

  1. Say diāo, then recall the core meaning: to hold in the mouth.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 叼 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.