Learn 口
mouth
Recognize 口, know its sound, and learn one way to use it.
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One Bite Later
1 min illustrated story · A little help remembering 口
Alex and Lin found a bench outside the bakery. Lin opened a paper bag and put a warm pastry on a white paper plate between them. Alex had eaten lunch already. “I’ll only try one bite,” he said, lifting the pastry.
His bite was larger than planned. The soft crust broke, and hot filling touched his tongue. His eyes widened. He lowered the pastry to the plate and stopped eating. Lin moved her own hands away from the warm bag.
“The middle is hotter than the outside,” Alex said at last. He pulled the pastry open with a fork from the bag. Steam rose from the yellow filling. They left the halves on the plate and watched people walking past.
After a while, the steam disappeared. Alex tested a tiny piece with the fork. This time it was comfortable to eat. He pushed the plate toward Lin. She took a small piece too. The rest of his one bite had become a very slow afternoon snack.
One way to use 口.
口 means mouth. In 一口 it is a measure word for a bite or mouthful, or a sip of a drink. Dictionary pinyin is yī kǒu; in ordinary speech 一 changes to yì before third-tone kǒu, so say yì kǒu.
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