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to pick one's nose

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

kou1bi2zi5 kōubízi

Meaning


Primary

to pick one's nose

Alternatives

pick one's nose, picked one's nose, picks one's nose, picking one's nose

Mnemonic


摳鼻子 To pick one's nose is 摳 to dig out things from your 鼻 nose like a [5] quiet and not-so-bright 子 child who doesn't know any better.

Usage


小孩 常常 喜歡 摳鼻子。

Children often like to pick their noses.

請 不要 在 公共 場所 摳鼻子。

Please don't pick your nose in public places.

摳鼻子 是 一 個 壞 習慣。

Picking your nose is a bad habit.

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