Compound Words 口 [kǒu] in Chinese language

Compound Words 口 [kǒu] in Chinese Language

When two or more words are joined together to create a new word that has an entirely new meaning, we call it “compound words.” And in Chinese language, we call it "复合词 [fù hé cí]."

Examples:

• 口 [kǒu] Mouth
• 入口 [rù kǒu] Entrance
• 进口 [jìn kǒu] Import
• 出口 [chū kǒu] Export
• 口语 [kǒu yǔ] Spoken Language
• 口音 [kǒu yīn] Accent
• 口红 [kǒu hóng] Lipstick
• 借口 [jiè kǒu] Excuse
• 口碑 [kǒu bēi] Fame/ Reputation/Well-Known
• 口彩 [kǒu cǎi] Praise
• 口才 [kǒu cái] Eloquence
• 口号 [kǒu hào] Slogan
• 口袋 [kǒu dài] Pocket
• 顺口 [shùn kǒu] Fluently
• 口味 [kǒu wèi] Taste
• 口水 [kǒu shuǐ] Saliva (Spit)
• 口渴 [kǒu kě] Thirst (Thirsty)
• 口福 [kǒu fú] Kong Fu
• 口试 [kǒu shì] Oral Test
• 口吃 [kǒu chī] Stuttering (Stammering)
• 口岸 [kǒu'àn] Port
• 口气 [kǒu qì] Tone
• 口吻 [kǒu wěn] Tone
• 口臭 [kǒu chòu] Bad Breath

句子 [jù zi] Sentence

1. 你有口臭。
    [Nǐ yǒu kǒuchòu]
    You have bad breath.

2. 你有口红吗？
    [Nǐ yǒu kǒuhóng ma?]
    Do you have a lipstick?

3. 我明天要做口试。
    [Wǒ míngtiān yào zuò kǒushì]
    I will have an oral test tomorrow.

4. 他的口音很标准。
    [Tā de kǒuyīn hěn biāozhǔn]
    His accent is very standard.

5. 那个演员非常有口碑。
    [Něi gè yǎnyuán fēicháng yǒu kǒubēi]
    That actor is very well-known (famous).