kǒu
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How to write (kǒu) in Chinese

(pinyin: kǒu, written "kou" or "kou") means mouth; entrance, gate, opening. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write .

Meaning

  • mouth; entrance, gate, opening

Stroke order

Examples

您拿着车票去三号窗口改签,免费的。
nín ná zhe chē piào qù sān hào chuāng kǒu gǎi qiān, miǎn fèi de.
Take your ticket to window three to change it. It's free.
我下班回到家门口才发现,钥匙忘在办公室了。
wǒ xià bān huí dào jiā mén kǒu cái fā xiàn, yào shi wàng zài bàn gōng shì le.
I only realised when I got to my front door after work: I'd left my keys at the office.
摸了摸口袋,发现钱包不见了。我立刻紧张起来。
mō le mō kǒu dài, fā xiàn qián bāo bú jiàn le. wǒ lì kè jǐn zhāng qǐ lái.
I patted my pocket and discovered my wallet was gone. I tensed up immediately.
她让我闭上眼睛,先闻茶的香气,再尝一小口,最后再咽下去。
tā ràng wǒ bì shàng yǎn jīng, xiān wén chá de xiāng qì, zài cháng yì xiǎo kǒu, zuì hòu zài yàn xià qù.
She had me close my eyes, first smell the tea's aroma, then taste a small sip, and only at the end swallow.

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