舌头 shétou tongue
tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
How to remember 舌头: 舌 tongue + 头 head = tongue.
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How it is used
- The tongue - 伸舌头 (shēn shétou) stick out one's tongue.
- Everyday body-part word (舌 + 头 suffix); 咬舌头 (yǎo shétou) to bite one's tongue.
- In cooking/food, tongue as an organ meat is 舌头 too (牛舌 beef tongue uses the bare 舌).
Example sentences
- 他拿了面镜子细看自己的舌头。 Tā ná le miàn jìngzi xìkàn zìjǐ de shétou.He picked up a mirror and examined his tongue.