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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gé | ge2
English translation
the cackling of a fowl; to gag, to vomit

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

mouth

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口鬲

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

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měi wéi wán píng nǎi Hòu dōu 需要 xūyào 轻轻 qīng qīng 拍打 pāi da 婴儿 yīngér 背部 bèi bù ràng 打嗝 dǎ gé .

The baby needed burping after every bottle.

那些 nà xiē 男人 nán rén , chī Zhí 饱嗝, 解开 jiě kāi le 背心 bèi xīn de 钮扣 niǔ kòu .

The men, gorged with food , had unbuttoned their vests.

de 肚子 dùzi ,松子 sōng zǐ fān le wèi , Zhāng 开发 kāifā de 嘴唇 zuǐchún .

As the gin rose in him he belched through purple lips.

如果 rúguǒ wéi 完后放下 fàng xià shí gěi 拍拍嗝儿

If he cries when you put him down after a feed, try winding him.

他用 shǒu le 抹嘴然后 ránhòu 打了个响亮 xiǎngliàng de 饱嗝

He wiped his hand across his mouth, then belched loudly.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
打嗝 dǎ gé to hiccup打嗝 dǎ gé
hiccup

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