嘴巴

• 拼音: zuǐ ba
• 汉字拆解: 嘴 = 口 (mouth) + 觜 (beak/snout, phonetic), the mouth; 巴 = pictograph of a serpent, used as a colloquial body-part suffix

含义

Mouth. The colloquial term for the mouth, used in everyday speech.

The informal and most common spoken word for 'mouth'. 嘴 alone is also widely used. 嘴巴 is more expressive and colloquial. Used figuratively in expressions like 嘴巴甜 (sweet-talking), 管好自己的嘴巴 (watch what you say), and 嘴巴快 (talks too much/too fast). The more formal anatomical term is 口.

例句

1. 小孩子吃东西的时候要把嘴巴闭上，不要发出声音。
2. 他嘴巴很甜，见到长辈总是说好听的话。
3. 医生让他张开嘴巴检查一下喉咙的情况。

用法指南

语境: everyday, body, family

语气: casual

正确说法

• 吃饭的时候别张着嘴巴说话。(Don't talk with your mouth open while eating.)
• 你的嘴巴真甜，总是说让人开心的话。(You have such a sweet way of talking — you always say things that make people happy.)

错误说法

• 在正式或医学文件中用'嘴巴'替代'口' (In formal or medical writing, use 口 rather than 嘴巴)

起源与历史

Compound of 嘴 (mouth, beak) and 巴 (a suffix indicating a body part or location). 嘴 itself depicts a mouth shape and is the primary character. 巴 reinforces the colloquial, familiar register.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal