Definition & Meaning

saliva; slobber

Word usage

kǒu shuǐ

口 水

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NHSK 789－2 DC2

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n.saliva; slobber
- tā jiàn le zhè xiē chī de zhí liú kǒu shuǐ
  她见了这些吃的直流口水。
  Her mouth watered at the sight of all the food.
- wǒ kàn jiàn shí wù liú kǒu shuǐ
  我看见食物流口水。
  I slaver over food.
- tā men tǎo yàn dào chù tǎng kǒu shuǐ de gǒu
  他们讨厌到处淌口水的狗。
  They hate dogs that slobber everywhere.
- tūn kǒu shuǐ
  吞口水
  swallow saliva
- ràng rén kǒu shuǐ zhí liú
  让人口水直流
  make somebody's mouth water
synonym
tuò yè唾液 xián shuǐ涎水

Word usage

common measure word
"口水" is often matched with measure word "口"or"滩"or"脸".
- 一口口水
  one mouthful of saliva
- 一滩口水
  one pool of saliva
- 一脸口水
  one face of saliva

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