咀嚼
Old HSK 6
咀嚼 (jǔjué) · to chew
咀嚼 (jǔjué) means “to chew; to mull over”. It is written with 2 characters: 咀 (to suck) + 嚼 (to prattle). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 咀嚼 is built
The characters
咀 jǔ · to suck
What 咀 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 且qiě — moreover
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 月yuè — moon; month
嚼 jué · to prattle
What 嚼 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 爵jué — noble
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 罒wǎng — net
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 良liáng — good
- 寸cùn — inch
Example sentences
吃饭要慢慢咀嚼。Chīfàn yào mànmàn jǔjué.You should chew your food slowly.
这句话值得好好咀嚼。Zhè jù huà zhíde hǎohǎo jǔjué.This line is worth thinking over carefully.
Questions about 咀嚼
What does 咀嚼 mean?
咀嚼 (jǔjué) means “to chew; to mull over”.
How do you pronounce 咀嚼?
咀嚼 is pronounced jǔjué.
Which HSK level is 咀嚼?
咀嚼 is in Old HSK 6.
Learn 咀嚼 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 102: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.