Word: 咬 (yǎo)

一朝被蛇咬，三年怕草绳

yìzhāo bèi shé yǎo, sān nián pà cǎo shéng

bitten by a snake once, for three years afraid of a straw rope

不叫的狗才咬人

bú jiào de gǒu cái yǎo rén

the dog that doesn't bark is the one that bites

不要从右边咬。

Búyào cóng yòubian yǎo.

Don't bite on the right side.

不要再咬指甲了。

Búyào zài yǎo zhǐjia le.

Stop biting your nails.

他的腿被鳄鱼咬了。

Tā de tuǐ bèi èyú yǎole.

His leg was bitten by a crocodile.

会叫的狗不咬人。

Huì jiào de gǒu bù yǎo rén.

Barking dogs never bite.

你如果咬我，我也要咬你。

Nǐ rúguǒ yǎo wǒ, wǒ yě yào yǎo nǐ.

If you bite me, then I'll bite you, too.

你的狗咬人吗？

Nǐ de gǒu yǎo rén ma?

Does your dog bite?

你被虫咬了吗？

Nǐ bèi chóng yǎole ma?

Did an insect bite you?

兔子急了咬三口

tùzi jíle yǎo sān kǒu

a cornered rabbit bites three times

养蛇咬自己,怨不得别人

yǎng shé yǎo zìjǐ,yuànbùde biéren

raise a snake and it bites you: you can't blame anyone else

别让他咬你。

Bié ràng tā yǎo nǐ.

Don't let him bite you.

十个指头咬着都疼

shí gè zhǐtou yǎozhe dōu téng

bite any of the ten fingers and it hurts

只有雌性蚊子才会咬人。

Zhǐyǒu cíxìng wénzi cái huì yǎo rén.

Only female mosquitoes bite people.

咬人的狗暗下口

yǎo rén de gǒu àn xià kǒu

a dog that bites does so quietly

咬指甲是个坏习惯。

Yǎo zhǐjia shì gè huài xíguàn.

Biting your fingernails is a bad habit.

哈巴狗咬月亮，不知自己有多高

hǎbāgǒu yǎo yuèliang, bùzhī zìjǐ yǒu duō gāo

a pug biting at the moon: it doesn't know how high it is

嘿，你的狗刚咬了我。

Hēi, nǐ de gǒu gāng yǎole wǒ.

Hey, your dog just bit me.

太上老君叫蛇咬，法尽了

tàishànglǎojūn jiào shé yǎo, fǎ jìnle

Laozi bitten by a snake: out of magic

女大自巧，狗大自咬

nǚ dà zì qiǎo, gǒu dà zì yǎo

a girl grows skilled by herself, a dog grows to bark by itself

她咬了一口苹果。

Tā yǎole yìkǒu píngguǒ.

She bit into the apple.

她有咬指甲的习惯。

Tā yǒu yǎo zhǐjia de xíguàn.

She has a habit of biting her nails.

她用牙齿咬碎了核桃。

Tā yòng yáchǐ yǎo suìle hétao.

She cracked the walnut with her teeth.

好狗不咬鸡，好汉不打妻

hǎo gǒu bù yǎo jī, hǎohàn bù dǎ qī

a good dog doesn't bite chickens; a real man doesn't hit his wife

如果你咬我，我就咬回来。

Rúguǒ nǐ yǎo wǒ, wǒ jiù yǎo huílai.

If you bite me, I'll bite back.

我一面咬着指甲一面担心着你。

Wǒ yímiàn yǎozhe zhǐjia yímiàn dānxīnzhe nǐ.

I was biting my nails, worrying about you.

我刚刚被蚊子咬了。

Wǒ gānggang bèi wénzi yǎole.

I just got bitten by a mosquito.

我咬了我的舌头。

Wǒ yǎole wǒ de shétou.

I bit my tongue.

我的腿被那只狗咬了。

Wǒ de tuǐ bèi nà zhī gǒu yǎole.

My leg was bitten by that dog.

我被蚊子咬了，腿上起了个疙瘩。

Wǒ bèi wénzi yǎole, tuǐ shàng qǐle gè gēda.

A mosquito bit me and a lump came up on my leg.

打虎不着,反被虎咬

dǎ hǔ bù zháo,fǎn bèi hǔ yǎo

try to hit the tiger and miss, and get bitten by the tiger instead

打蛇要打死,不死反被咬

dǎ shé yào dǎsǐ,bù sǐ fǎn bèi yǎo

if you hit a snake, kill it, or it will bite you instead

救了落水狗，反被咬一口

jiùle luòshuǐgǒu, fǎn bèi yǎo yìkǒu

save a dog that fell in the water and get bitten in return

新媳妇咬生馒头，人生面不熟

xīnxífù yǎo shēng mántou, rénshēngmiànbùshú

a new bride bites into a raw steamed bun: the person is a stranger, the dough is uncooked

有只蚂蚁咬我。

Yǒu zhǐ mǎyǐ yǎo wǒ.

An ant bit me.

槽里无食猪咬猪

cáo li wú shí zhū yǎo zhū

When the trough has no food, pigs bite pigs

泥捏的老虎，唬人咬不了人

ní niē de lǎohǔ, hǔrén yǎo bù liǎo rén

a clay tiger: can scare people but can't bite

狗不咬上门客

gǒu bù yǎo shàngménkè

dogs don't bite guests who come to the door

狗咬刺猬，没处下嘴

gǒu yǎo cìwei, méi chù xià zuǐ

a dog attacks a hedgehog: nowhere to put its mouth

狗咬包子，露馅儿了

gǒu yǎo bāozi, lòuxiànrle

a dog bites a steamed bun: the filling shows

狗咬尿泡，空欢喜

gǒu yǎo suīpao, kōnghuānxǐ

a dog bites a bladder: empty joy

狗咬狼，两头藏

gǒu yǎo láng, liǎngtóu cáng

dog bites wolf: both hide at either end

狗咬石匠，找着挨榔头

gǒu yǎo shíjiàng, zhǎozháo ái lángtou

a dog bites a stonemason: it asks to be hit by the hammer

狗咬秤砣，嘴巴好硬

gǒu yǎo chèngtuó, zuǐba hǎo yìng

a dog bites a steelyard weight: what a hard mouth

猫咬猪尿泡，空欢喜

māo yǎo zhūsuīpao, kōnghuānxǐ

a cat bites a pig's bladder: joy for nothing

癞蛤蟆跳到脚背上,咬不咬吓一跳

làiháma tiào dào jiǎobèi shang,yǎo bù yǎo xiàyítiào

A toad hops onto your foot: whether or not it bites, it gives you a fright

看来那条狗会咬人。

Kànlai nà tiáo gǒu huì yǎo rén.

I guess the dog bites.

老君爷叫蛇咬,法尽了

Lǎojūn yé jiào shé yǎo,fǎ jìnle

Laozi bitten by a snake: all his methods are used up

老狗啃骨头,咬住不放

lǎo gǒu kěngútou,yǎo zhù bú fàng

An old dog gnawing a bone: bites and won't let go

老鼠急了会咬猫

lǎoshǔ jíle huì yǎo māo

a cornered rat will bite the cat

蛇咬一口，入骨三分

shé yǎo yìkǒu, rùgǔ sānfēn

a snake's bite goes three tenths of an inch into the bone

蛇把我咬了。

Shé bǎ wǒ yǎole.

The snake bit me.

蜻蜓咬尾巴,自己吃自己

qīngtíng yǎo wěiba,zìjǐ chī zìjǐ

a dragonfly biting its tail: eating itself

面包太硬了，咬不动。

Miànbāo tài yìngle, yǎo bú dòng.

The bread is too hard to bite into.

饿慌的兔子也咬人

è huāng de tùzi yě yǎo rén

even a starving rabbit will bite

鱼咬住了钩，我赶紧收线。

Yú yǎo zhùle gōu, wǒ gǎnjǐn shōuxiàn.

The fish bit the hook, so I quickly reeled in the line.

黄鼠狼咬住鸡喉咙,吃定了

huángshǔláng yǎo zhù jī hóulóng,chī dìngle

A weasel has clamped onto the chicken's throat: it's got it eaten for sure

鼠把我的面包咬了一口。

Shǔ bǎ wǒ de miànbāo yǎole yìkǒu.

A rat took a bite out of my bread.