口 , a Chinese measure word

口 kǒu

1. For people, esp. family members

   • 三口人人 rénthree people (in a family)
   • 流民万余口流民 liúmínover ten thousand refugees

2. For animals, now mainly pigs

   • 一口猪猪 zhūone pig
   3 more words

   • 牛
   • 鹿
   • 鸩鸟

   相当于 头

3. For things with an opening, like pots, wells

   • 一口大钟钟 zhōngone big bell
   • 一口锅锅 guōone pot
   • 一口井井 jǐngone well
   • 一口棺材棺材 guāncaione coffin
   • 一口鼎鼎 dǐngone cauldron
   • 一口池塘池塘 chítángone pond
   • 一口缸缸 gāngone vat
   • 一口水井水井 shuǐjǐngone well
   • 一口矿井矿井 kuàngjǐngone mine shaft
   • 一口油井油井 yóujǐngone oil well
   • 一口鱼塘鱼塘 yútángone fishpond
   • 一口天然气井one natural gas well
   • 一口水窖one water cellar
   • 一口沼气井one biogas well
   • 一口铜钟one bronze bell (hung)
   2 more words

   • 箱子
   • 坩埚

4. For knives and swords

   • 一口剑剑 jiànone sword

5. For things related to the mouth

   • 一口气气 qìone breath
   • 一口汤汤 tāngone mouthful of soup
   • 一口白牙牙 yáone set of white teeth
   • 一口鲜血鲜血 xiānxuèone mouthful of blood
   • 一口痰痰 tánone mouthful of phlegm
   • 一口口水口水 kǒushuǐone mouthful of saliva
   4 more words

   • 水
   • 酒
   • 饭
   • 牙齿

6. For spoken language, accent, dialect

   • 一口北京话话 huàone mouthful of Beijing dialect
   • 说一口英语英语 yīngyǔspeak English (with a certain fluency)
   • 一口方言方言 fāngyánone way of speaking in dialect
   • 一口地方口音口音 kǒuyinone local accent
   • 一口土语土语 tǔyǔone dialect (spoken)
   • 一口温州腔a strong Wenzhou accent

7. For mouth actions like drinking, biting, eating Counts actions

   • 吃一口吃 chītake one bite
   • 亲一口亲 qīngive one kiss
   • 喝一口喝 hētake one mouthful
   • 吸一口吸 xītake one puff
   • 吹一口吹 chuīblow one breath
   • 咬一口咬 yǎotake one bite
   • 抽一口烟抽 chōutake one puff
   • 饮一口饮 yǐntake one sip
   1 more word

   • 烟