口

kǒu

mouth; measure word for people and mouthfuls

Dictionary entry

mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls

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口

See it in sentences

他喝了一口茶。

Tā hē le yì kǒu chá.

English

He took a sip of tea.

家里有五口人。

Jiā lǐ yǒu wǔ kǒu rén.

English

There are five people in my family.

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