叼
diāo
Meaning
- to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)
Example sentences
爷爷叼着烟管跟我说话。
爺爺叼着煙管跟我說話。
yé yé diāo zhe yān guǎn gēn wǒ shuō huà。
Grandpa was talking to me with a pipe in his mouth.
汤姆在嘴里叼了根儿烟。
湯姆在嘴裏叼了根兒煙。
tāng mǔ zài zuǐ lǐ diāo le gēn ér yān。
Tom had a cigarette in his mouth.
母鸟叼来虫子喂幼鸟。
母鳥叼來蟲子喂幼鳥。
mǔ niǎo diāo lái chóng zi wèi yòu niǎo。
The mother bird brings insects to feed her chicks.