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口罩
kǒu zhào



口罩
mask


Definitions

Chinese > English
口罩kǒuzhào
     1. n. surgical mask; gauze mask (worn over nose and mouth)
           戴 口罩 - to wear a mask
           外科 口罩 - surgical mask
English > Chinese
mask
     1. 面具
Components
kǒu
     1. (anatomy) mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity
           漱 漱 你 的 口。 (Shù shù nǐ de kǒu.) - Rinse your mouth out.
           這 話 出自 你 的 口,聽來 令人 奇怪。 (Zhè huà chūzì nǐ de kǒu, tīnglái lìngrén qíguài.) - This sounds strange in your mouth.
     2. entrance; opening; mouth (of an object)
           入口 (rùkǒu) - entrance
           出口 (chūkǒu) - exit
           門口 (ménkǒu) - doorway
     3. gateway
           張家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu) - Zhangjiakou
           口北 (Kǒuběi) - the area beyond the Great Wall
           口蘑 (kǒumó) - St. George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)
     4. hole; cut
           口子zi (kǒuzi) - hole
           傷口 (shāngkǒu) - wound
     5. port
           電腦 端口 (shāngkǒu) - computer port
           Csēi口 (sēikǒu) - USB-C port
     6. perimeter
           人口 (rénkǒu) - population
           戶口 (hùkǒu) - hukou
     7. government organ; department
           三 口 之 家 (sān kǒu zhī jiā) - a family of three
           我 可以 吃 一 口 嗎? (Wǒ kěyǐ chī yī kǒu ma?) - Can I have a bite?
     8. (neologism, slang) to fellate
     9. Variant of 名
míng
     1. name
           書名 - title of the book
           給 它 起 個 名兒r - give it a name
     2. given name
           (cot, zh, 姓)
     3. reputation; fame
           有名 - famous
           名利 - fame and fortune
     4. famous; reputable
           名牌 - having a good brand name; a brand name product
     5. excuse; form; ostensible purpose
           師出有名 - to do something for a good and proper reason
     6. (grammar) Short for 名詞 (noun)
     7. (grammar) Short for 專有名詞 (proper noun)
     8. (archaic, mathematics, arithmetic) sign
     9. to be called
           伊 名 什乇? - tr=Ĭ miàng sié-nó̤h?, What's his/her name?, MD, a=Cdo_whats_his_name.ogg
     10. to describe; to give details of
           莫名其妙 - baffling
zhào
     1. to cover; to wrap
     2. cover; shade; hood
     3. basket for catching fish
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