咬嚼

yǎojiáo
  1. to chew
  2. to masticate
  3. to ruminate
  4. to mull over

CEDICT

Homographs

咬嚼 yǎojué

Entry Composition

=1 咬 yǎo
  1. to bite
  2. to nip
=1 咬 yǎo variant of 咬 yǎo
2 嚼 jiáo
  1. to chew
  2. also pr. jué

Related entries

咀 jǔ
  1. to chew
  2. to masticate
咀嚼 jǔjué
  1. to chew
  2. to think over
我咀嚼困難。

I have difficulty chewing.

Source: Tatoeba

噍 jiào to chew
嚼 jiáo
  1. to chew
  2. also pr. jué
我嚼口香糖。

I chew gum.

I'm chewing gum.

Source: Tatoeba

倒噍 dǎojiào to ruminate (of cows)
倒嚼 dǎojiào (of cows) to ruminate
反芻 fǎnchú
  1. to ruminate
  2. to chew the cud
牛是一种反刍类的哺乳动物。

Ruminants are a group of mammals.

Source: Tatoeba

玩味 wánwèi
  1. to ruminate
  2. to ponder subtleties
冥思苦索 míngsīkǔsuǒ
  1. to mull over (idiom)
  2. to think long and hard
琢磨 zuómo
  1. to ponder
  2. to mull over
  3. to think through
  4. Taiwan pr. zhuómó
醞釀 yùnniàng
  1. (of alcohol) to ferment
  2. (of a crisis) to be brewing
  3. to mull over (an issue)
  4. to hold exploratory discussions
他们的友情酝酿成爱情的果实。

Their friendship ripened into a deep love.

Source: Tatoeba

咂摸 zāmo
  1. (dialect) to savor
  2. to test the taste of
  3. (fig.) to ponder upon
  4. to mull over