咧
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liē / liě / lie · to grimace, to grin

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Readings & meanings

咧 has 3 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

liē

used in 咧咧[lie1 lie1]; used in 大大咧咧[da4 da4 lie1 lie1]; used in 罵罵咧咧|骂骂咧咧[ma4 ma5 lie1 lie1]

大大咧咧dà da liē liē ·
liě

to draw back the corners of one's mouth

咧嘴liě zuǐ · to grin
lie

modal particle expressing exclamation

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Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 咧

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liēused in 咧咧[lie1 lie1]; used in 大大咧咧[da4 da4 lie1 lie1]; used in 罵罵咧咧|骂骂咧咧[ma4 ma5 lie1 lie1]
liěto draw back the corners of one's mouth
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Example sentences

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Wú lùn nǐ píng shí zěn me dàdaliēliē de, qǐ mǎ shì zhe shāo wēi lǐ mào yì diǎn ba.无论你平时怎么大大咧咧的,起码试着稍微礼貌一点吧。

You could at least try to be a bit more polite, even though it's not like you.

Source: Tatoeba #13907647 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ cái bú shì tǎo yàn liē.我才不是討厭咧。

I'm not annoyed at all.

Source: Tatoeba #13586075 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 咧 in context

  1. Say liē / liě / lie, then recall the core meaning: to grimace, to grin.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 咧嘴 (liě zuǐ), meaning “to grin”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 咧 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.