MEANING/意义
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masticate，chewType verb/动词
only used in the word 倒嚼Type character/汉字
to chew (used in 咀嚼 and some other idioms)Type character/汉字
1to chew (used in 咀嚼 and some other idioms)Type character/汉字2masticate，chewType verb/动词3only used in the word 倒嚼Type character/汉字
嚼
EXAMPLES/列句
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贪多嚼不烂
bite off more than one can chew，if one spreads oneself out too thin，one can achieve little
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这种药要充分地咀嚼。
The medicine needs to be chewed thoroughly.
COMBINATIONS/组合
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嚼劲
chewiness
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嚼子
bit
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嚼舌
chatter，squabble，gossip
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嚼烂
chew up，chew well
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咀嚼
chew; think over
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倒嚼
to ruminate
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细嚼慢咽
to chew carefully and swallow slowly; (fig.) to savor or appreciate
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咬文嚼字
to be overly fastidious in wording，to pay excessive attention to wording
