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HSK
7-9

hold in the mouth

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

diao1 diāo

Meaning


Primary

hold in the mouth

Alternatives

hold in mouth, holds in the mouth, holding in the mouth

Mnemonic


[di-] Diddy Kong is in [1] front of the [-ao] barn where he is playing on a 丿 slide that is set up in front of the red barn. Before he slides down, he 叼 holds in the mouth his cape that he is wearing, biting it carefully in his 口 mouth as he slides down. When he gets to the bottom, he continues to 叼 hold in the mouth his monkey-themed cape, for whatever reason.

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