舌头 (shé tou): Tongue (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

舌头 consists of 2 characters.

head; top, end; first

3.

How to Use 舌头 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 舌头 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complement + Objectwith咬

yǎo咬

dào到

shé舌

tou头

neutralSpoken

bite one's tongue

Adjective + Nounwith灵活

líng灵

huó活

de的

shé舌

tou头

Verb + Objectwith伸

shēn伸

shé舌

tou头

neutral

stick out one's tongue

Subject + Verbwith打结

shé舌

tou头

dǎ打

jié结

4.

Example Sentences with 舌头

wǒ我

de的

shé舌

tou头

shì是

hóng红

sè色

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How to Use 舌头 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 舌头 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complement + Objectwith咬

yǎo咬

dào到

shé舌

tou头

neutralSpoken

bite one's tongue

Adjective + Nounwith灵活

líng灵

huó活

de的

shé舌

tou头

Verb + Objectwith伸

shēn伸

shé舌

tou头

neutral

stick out one's tongue

Subject + Verbwith打结

shé舌

tou头

dǎ打

jié结

4.

Example Sentences with 舌头

wǒ我

de的

shé舌

tou头

shì是

hóng红

sè色

neutral

flexible tongue

informal

Spoken

tongue-tied

de的

。

My tongue is red.

tā他

shuō说

huà话

shí时

shé舌

tou头

zǒng总

shì是

bú不

zì自

jué觉

dì地

dǎ打

jié结

，

xiǎn显

de得

hěn很

jǐn紧

zhāng张

。

His tongue always gets tangled unconsciously when he speaks, making him seem very nervous.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

biàn辩

lùn论

zhōng中

，

qīng清

xī晰

de的

fā发

yīn音

hé和

líng灵

huó活

de的

shé舌

tou头

zhì至

guān关

zhòng重

yào要

。

In formal debates, clear pronunciation and a nimble tongue are crucial.

chī吃

tài太

tàng烫

de的

shí食

wù物

huì会

tàng烫

shāng伤

shé舌

tou头

。

Eating food that is too hot can burn your tongue.

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

céng曾

yīn因

jǐn紧

zhāng张

ér而

gǎn感

jué觉

zì自

jǐ己

de的

shé舌

tou头

bù不

tīng听

shǐ使

huàn唤

？

Have you ever felt your tongue disobeying you because of nervousness?

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

nǔ努

lì力

cháng尝

shì试

，

dàn但

shé舌

tou头

jiù就

shì是

fā发

bù不

chū出

nà那

ge个

fù复

zá杂

de的

juàn卷

shé舌

yīn音

。

Despite his efforts, his tongue simply couldn't produce that complex retroflex sound.

yī医

shēng生

jiǎn检

chá查

shí时

ràng让

wǒ我

shēn伸

chū出

shé舌

tou头

。

The doctor asked me to stick out my tongue during the examination.

xīn辛

là辣

de的

shí食

wù物

cì刺

jī激

zhe着

tā他

de的

shé舌

tou头

，

què却

yě也

ràng让

tā他

wèi胃

kǒu口

dà大

kāi开

。

The spicy food stimulated his tongue, yet it also greatly whetted his appetite.

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