"Bite" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 kěn to gnaw / to nibble / to bite
 yī kǒu readily / flatly (deny, admit and so on) / a mouthful / a bite
 yǎo shāng bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)
 dīng yǎo sting / bite (of insect)
 yǎo hé (of uneven surfaces) to fit together / (of gear wheels) to mesh / (dentistry) occlusion / bite
 shì to devour / to bite
 hé (literary) to gnaw / to bite
 yǐ bite
 cuò to bite
 zé to bite
 dié gnaw / bite
 yǎo gōu (of fish) to bite
 shì yǎo to bite
𬺈 Yǐ to bite
 zhòng (literary) (of a worm or insect) to nibble / to bite / worm-eaten
 cǎo méi strawberry / CL:顆|颗[ke1] / (Tw) hickey / love bite
 bǐ tè bit (binary digit) (loanword)
 wěn hén hickey / love bite
 yǎo wén jiáo zì to bite words and chew characters (idiom) / punctilious about minutiae of wording
 qiǎn cháng to merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink) / (fig.) to dabble in / to flirt with (a topic)
 ēn jiāng chóu bào to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom)
 chī lǐ pá wài to work against the interests of sb one derives support from / to double-cross one's employer / to bite the hand that feeds you
 dīng to sting or bite (of mosquito, bee etc) / to say repeatedly / to urge insistently / to ask repeatedly / to stick to a point / (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound
 shì (literary) (of a bee or spider etc) to sting or bite
 zhē (of a bee or spider etc) to sting or bite / (of an irritant) to make (one's eyes or skin) sting
 hào gāo wù yuǎn to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) / to aim too high
 tān duō jiáo bù làn to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
 qióng shǔ niè lí a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom) / the smallest worm will turn being trodden on
 yǎo jǐn yá guān lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom) / fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain / to bite the bullet
 yá yìn teeth marks (left on sth) / bite marks
 yǎo hén bite scar
 léi dà yǔ xiǎo lit. much thunder but little rain / fig. a lot of talk but little action / his bark is worse than his bite
 léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom) / a lot of talk, but no action / action speaks louder than words / his bite is worse than his bark
 diǎn bǔ to have a snack / to have a bite
 chuī dēng bá là lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom) / fig. to die / to bite the dust / to be over and done with
 shì qí mò jí lit. one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom) / fig. too late for regrets
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