Word: 叼 (diāo) 叼 dictionary entry diāo to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone) Full dictionary entry for 叼 Example sentences using 叼 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 他嘴里叼着笔,在想问题。 Tā zuǐlǐ diāo zhuó bǐ, zài xiǎng wèntí. He has a pen in his mouth while he thinks about the problem. 猫从厨房叼走了一条鱼。 Māo cóng chúfáng diāo zǒule yìtiáo yú. The cat took a fish from the kitchen in its mouth.