yī kǒu

一 口

Level:

DC5

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1
n.(of accent and intonation) pure; authentic
- yī kǒu guǎng dōng huà
  一口广东话
  Cantonese
- yī kǒu dì dao de yīng yǔ
  一口地道的英语
  idiomatic English
2
adv.with certainty; readily; flatly
- tā yī kǒu dā ying wǒ de qǐng qiú
  他一口答应我的请求。
  He agrees to my request with certainty.
3
measure worda mouthful; a bite
- xī yī kǒu qì
  吸一口气
  draw a breath
- yī kǒu dàn gāo
  一口蛋糕
  a bite of cake
- tā chī le yī kǒu shí wù tū rán yòu tù le chū lai
  她吃了一口食物，突然又吐了出来。
  She took a mouthful of food and then suddenly spat it out.
4
measure word(used for knives, wells, etc.)
- yī kǒu shuǐ jǐng
  一口水井
  a well

一口