# 叼 (diāo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 叼 (diāo) means “to hold in the mouth”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to hold in the mouth
- Pinyin: diāo (diao1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 小狗嘴里叼着一根骨头跑了过来。
  Xiǎogǒu zuǐ lǐ diāozhe yì gēn gǔtou pǎole guòlái.
  The puppy ran over holding a bone in its mouth.

https://hanziro.com/word/diao-hold-in-mouth/

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