咀嚼

jǔ jué
HSK 6
to chew
verb

Example Sentences

他在认真咀嚼每一口食物。
tāzài rènzhēn jǔjué měi yīkǒu shíwù 。
He is seriously chewing every bite of food.
老师要求学生咀嚼这篇文章的含义。
lǎoshī yāoqiú xuéshēng jǔjué zhèpiānwénzhāng de hányì 。
The teacher asks the students to chew on the meaning of this article.
咀嚼慢一点，有助于消化。
jǔjué màn yīdiǎn ， yǒuzhù yú xiāohuà 。
Chew more slowly, it helps with digestion.

Individual Characters

咀jǔ
to chew, to masticate
嚼jué

Words with similar meanings

咀嚼jǔjué
to masticate
More formal term used in medical or biological contexts.

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