口kǒumouth

1. 1.

   mouthnoun

2. 2.

   classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)classifier

3. 3.

   classifier for bites or mouthfulsclassifier

• 口mouth

口 can count people in a family, as in 三口人, and it can count a mouthful, as in 吃一口饭.

1. HSK 1

   我家有三口人。

   Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén.

   There are three people in my family.

2. HSK 1

   我吃一口饭。

   Wǒ chī yì kǒu fàn.

   I take a mouthful of food.

3. HSK 1

   孩子不开口。

   Háizi bù kāi kǒu.

   The child will not open their mouth.

4. HSK 1

   请你开口说。

   Qǐng nǐ kāi kǒu shuō.

   Please open your mouth and speak.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你家有几个人？

   Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ gè rén?

   How many people are in your family?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我家有三口人。

   Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén.

   There are three people in my family.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   是爸爸、妈妈和你吗？

   Shì bàba, māma hé nǐ ma?

   Is that Dad, Mom, and you?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   对，我们三口人。

   Duì, wǒmen sān kǒu rén.

   Yes. There are three of us.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 请喝一___水。(Please drink a mouthful of water.)

   A口B张C本
2. 2.Which sentence means "I take a mouthful of food"?

   A我吃一口饭。B我在家。C他很大。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 请你开___说。(Please open your mouth and speak.)

   A口B是C的

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Related words

• 人rénperson; peopleHSK 1
• 家jiāhome; familyHSK 1
• 吃chīto eat; to consumeHSK 1
• 喝hēto drinkHSK 1
• 水shuǐwaterHSK 1
• 说shuōto speak; to talk; to sayHSK 1

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