咬嚼

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Chinese

bite; nip to chew
simp. and trad.
(咬嚼)

Pronunciation


Verb

咬嚼

  1. to chew; to masticate
  2. to think over; to mull over; to ponder; to ruminate

Usage notes

In the term 咬嚼 (yǎojué), the character (jiáo) is pronounced jué; however, when used as a character by itself (meaning "to chew"), (jiáo) is pronounced jiáo.

Synonyms

  • (to chew, to think over): 咀嚼 (jǔjué)