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垂涎

chuí xián

2-character word

What 垂涎 means

1. to drool; to salivate
2. (fig.) to covet; to desire greedily

The characters in 垂涎

• 垂chuíto hang (down); droop; dangle
• 涎xiánsaliva

Example sentences

• 梭罗垂涎于这种植物强壮的紫色茎秆，将其制成藤条，而知更鸟则以深红色汁液的浆果为食。
  Thoreau coveted the plant's strong purple stalk for a cane, and the robins eat its dark crimson-juiced berries.

Words starting with 垂涎

• 垂涎三尺chuí xián sān chǐto drool (over) (idiom); to yearn for; to covet
• 垂涎欲滴chuí xián yù dīto drool with desire (idiom); to envy; to hunger for

Words containing 垂涎

• 染指垂涎rǎn zhǐ chuí xiánlit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth