口香糖 kǒuxiāngtáng chewing gum
How to remember 口香糖: 口 mouth (Kangxi radical 30) + 香 fragrant + 糖 sugar = chewing gum.
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How it is used
- 'Chewing gum' - 嚼口香糖 (jiáo kǒuxiāngtáng) to chew gum, 一片口香糖 a stick of gum.
- A plain everyday noun; literally 'mouth-fragrant-sugar'. Measure word 片/块 for a piece.
Example sentences
- 口香糖粘到他的鞋子上了。 Kǒuxiāngtáng zhāndào tā de xiézi shàng le.Some gum stuck to his shoes.
- 我嚼口香糖。 Wǒ jué kǒuxiāngtáng.I chew gum.
- 汤姆的鞋底粘了口香糖。 Tāngmǔ de xiédǐ zhān le kǒuxiāngtáng.Some chewing gum was stuck to the sole of Tom's shoe.