口
Pinyin IPA [kʰoʊ˨˩˦] Zhuyin
HSK 3 measure word 量词 taught early in HSK 1, Lesson 5 freq #637
Meaning
- measure word 量词 a measure word for members of families, etc.
The measure word for counting members of a family: 我家有五口人 'there are five people in my family'. The character literally means 'mouth'.
- mouth
- classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
- classifier for bites or mouthfuls
Examples
| 你家有几口人？ | Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén? | How many people are there in your family? |
| 我家有5口人。 | wǒ jiā yǒu kǒu rén | We are a family of five. |
| 我们家有五口人。 | wǒ men jiā yǒu wǔ kǒu rén | We are a family of five. |
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