胃口
Old HSK 5
胃口 (wèikǒu) · appetite
胃口 (wèikǒu) means “appetite”. It is written with 2 characters: 胃 (stomach) + 口 (mouth). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 胃口 is built
The characters
胃 wèi · stomach
What 胃 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- ⺼ — meat
口 kǒu · mouth
What 口 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: An open mouth (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我今天没有胃口。Wǒ jīntiān méiyǒu wèikǒu.I have no appetite today.
天热的时候，胃口不太好。Tiān rè de shíhou, wèikǒu bù tài hǎo.My appetite isn't great when it's hot.
Questions about 胃口
What does 胃口 mean?
胃口 (wèikǒu) means “appetite”.
How do you pronounce 胃口?
胃口 is pronounced wèikǒu.
Which HSK level is 胃口?
胃口 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 胃wèistomach
- 路口lùkǒuintersection
- 门口ménkǒudoorway
- 出口chūkǒuexit
- 人口rénkǒupopulation
- 入口rùkǒuentrance
- 进口jìnkǒuto import
- 口袋kǒudàipocket
- 口语kǒuyǔspoken language
- 借口jièkǒuexcuse
Learn 胃口 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 99: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.