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口水 (kǒu shuǐ): Saliva / spit (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

口水 consists of 2 characters.
kǒu
口
mouth; [measure word for family members]
shuǐ
水
water

How to Use 口水 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 口水 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
yàn咽
kǒu口
shuǐ水
neutralSpoken
swallow saliva
liú流
kǒu口
shuǐ水
neutral
drool
Subject + Verbwith直流
kǒu口
shuǐ水
zhí直
liú流
Noun + Nounwith战
kǒu口
shuǐ水
zhàn战
informal
war of words

Example Sentences with 口水

bǎo宝
bǎo宝
liú流
kǒu口
shuǐ水
le了
。
neutral
mouth watering
The baby is drooling.
zài在
zhèng正
shì式
huì会
yì议
shàng上
，
tā他
jǐn紧
zhāng张
dé得
kǒu口
gān干
shé舌
zào燥
，
bù不
tíng停
dì地
tūn吞
yàn咽
kǒu口
shuǐ水
。
During the formal meeting, he was so nervous that his mouth was dry, and he kept swallowing saliva.
nán难
dào道
nǐ你
méi没
zhù注
yì意
dào到
tā他
shuō说
huà话
shí时
pēn喷
chū出
de的
kǒu口
shuǐ水
ma吗
？
Didn't you notice the saliva he sprayed when he was talking?
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kàn看
dào到
měi美
wèi味
de的
dàn蛋
gāo糕
，
wǒ我
rěn忍
bú不
zhù住
liú流
kǒu口
shuǐ水
。
Seeing the delicious cake, I couldn't help but drool.
zhè这
dào道
cài菜
suī虽
rán然
mài卖
xiàng相
yòu诱
rén人
tā他
miáo描
shù述
de的
měi美
shí食
lìng令
rén人
chuí垂
xián
tā他
jiǎng讲
de的
gù故
shì事
tài太
jīng精
cǎi彩
le了
kàn看
dào到
gāng刚
chū出
lú炉
de的
kǎo烤
yā鸭
，
tā
，
dàn但
chú厨
shī师
chǔ处
lǐ理
shí时
jué绝
wèi未
zhān沾
rǎn染
kǒu口
shuǐ水
。
Although this dish looks tempting, the chef absolutely did not contaminate it with saliva during preparation.
涎
，
què却
yòu又
qiáng强
diào调
gōng公
gòng共
cān餐
jù具
xū需
bì避
miǎn免
kǒu口
shuǐ水
chuán传
bō播
。
The delicacies he described made people drool, yet he emphasized the need to avoid saliva transmission with public utensils.
，
tīng听
dé得
dà大
jiā家
kǒu口
shuǐ水
zhí直
liú流
。
His story was so fascinating that everyone was drooling with excitement.
她
xià下
yì意
shí识
dì地
cā擦
le了
cā擦
zuǐ嘴
jiǎo角
de的
kǒu口
shuǐ水
。
Upon seeing the freshly roasted duck, she subconsciously wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 口水.

Words with 口
  • 入口rù kǒuHSK 4
  • 出口chū kǒuHSK 5
  • 人口rén kǒu
  • 伤口shāng kǒu
  • 借口jiè kǒu
  • 口令kǒu lìng
  • 口号kǒu hào
  • 口吃kǒu chī
Words with 水
  • 水果shuǐ guǒHSK 1
  • 水平shuǐ píngHSK 3
  • 矿泉水kuàng quán shuǐHSK 4
  • 冷水lěng shuǐ
  • 凉水liáng shuǐ
  • 墨水mò shuǐ
  • 开水kāi shuǐ
  • 放水fàng shuǐ