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liě

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liě Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liě | lie3
English translation
to grimace, to grin

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About liě

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

liě

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of liě

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口列

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

liè

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and liè represents the sound.

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Example sentences using liě

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眼睛 yǎnjing 眯成一条 féng ,嘴巴 zuǐ ba 微微 wēi wēi 咧开,不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán de 轻轻 qīng qīng hēng le 一声 yī shēng .

His eyes narrowed and his mouth widened slightly with the ghost of a superior " Hm! "

柠檬 níng méng suān 龇牙咧嘴 zī yá liě zuǐ .

The taste of the lemon made her screw up her face.

希格 lèng le 一下 yīxià ,然后 ránhòu 咧开嘴笑 liě kāi zuǐ xiào le .

Higbee went blank and then grinned.

不由 bù yóu lèng , 然后 ránhòu 咧嘴 liě zuǐ xiào le .

He looked surprised, then grinned.

wéi 自己 zìjǐ de 成就 chéngjiù 感到 gǎn dào 喜悦 xǐyuè ,自豪 zìháo de 咧着 zuǐ xiào .

He was grinning proudly, delighted with his achievements.

Words with liě

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
liě modal particle expressing exclamation liě
大大咧咧 dà dà liē liē carefree大大咧咧 dà dà liē liē
龇牙咧嘴 zī yá liě zuǐ to grimace (in pain)齜牙咧嘴
骂骂咧咧 mà ma liē liē to swear while talking罵罵咧咧
咧咧 liē liē to whimper咧咧 liē liē
呲牙咧嘴 zī yá liě zuǐ to grimace (in pain)呲牙咧嘴 zī yá liě zuǐ

liě Decomposition & Compounds

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