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咀嚼

jǔ jué

HSK 6 2-character word

What 咀嚼 means

1. to chew
2. to think over

The characters in 咀嚼

• 咀jǔto chew; to masticate
• 嚼jiáoto chew; also pr. jué

Example sentences

• 我咀嚼困难。
  I have difficulty chewing.
• 食物在吞咽前要经过咀嚼。
  Shíwù zài tūnyàn qián yào jīngguò jǔjué.
  Food should be chewed before being swallowed.

Words starting with 咀嚼

• 咀嚼肌jǔ jué jī(anatomy) muscles of mastication