Hanzi

variant of 咬[yao3]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

yǎo, jiāo, yāo, jiǎo

Bopomofo

ㄧㄠˇ, ㄐㄧㄠ, ㄧㄠ, ㄐㄧㄠˇ

Jyutping

ngaau5

Example sentences

yǎo
這隻小狗喜歡咬拖鞋。
这只小狗喜欢咬拖鞋。

This puppy likes to bite slippers.

叮咬 dīngyǎo
夏天要注意防範蚊蟲叮咬。
夏天要注意防范蚊虫叮咬。

In summer, pay attention to preventing mosquito and insect bites.

夏天睡覺時掛上蚊帳可以防止蚊子叮咬。
夏天睡觉时挂上蚊帐可以防止蚊子叮咬。

Hanging a mosquito net when sleeping in summer can prevent mosquito bites.

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