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咧 (liē): To grin — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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3.

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咧

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5.

How to Use 咧

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 咧 works in context.

Single HSK word

咧 appears in the HSK word 咧嘴, meaning "Grin / smile broadly".

咧嘴 • liě zuǐ • Grin / smile broadly • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 咧 is used in context

tā他

téng疼

dé得

liě咧

zuǐ嘴

jiào叫

Information

Pinyinliē

Meaningto grin

Strokes9

Radical口

Traditional咧

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2075

Zhuyinㄌㄧㄝ

UnicodeU+54A7

CangjieRMFH

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口mouth

The mouth (口) splits open, as if torn apart (列), to grin or crack a smile — to grin widely.

liě咧

zuǐ嘴

Grin / smile broadly

Single HSK word

咧 appears in the HSK word 大大咧咧, meaning "careless and casual in manner / brash".

大大咧咧 • dà da liē liē • careless and casual in manner / brash • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dà大

da大

liē咧

liē咧

careless and casual in manner / brash

le了

qǐ起

lái来

。

He grimaced and cried out in pain

bié别

tīng听

tā他

xiā瞎

liē咧

liē咧

，

méi没

yí一

jù句

zhēn真

de的

。

Don't listen to his nonsense, none of it is true

hǎo好

liē咧

，

wǒ我

mǎ马

shàng上

jiù就

lái来

。

Okay, I'll be right there

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