一口
yī​kǒu

a mouthful

一口 yī​kǒu
a mouthful numeral
a mouthful; a bite; a small amount of something consumed or the entire capacity of the mouth (e.g. of a smell or food)

要不要喝一口可乐？

yào bù yào hē yī​kǒu kě​lè?

Would you like a sip of Coke?

那个男孩子咬了一口苹果。

nà​ge nán​hái​zi yǎo le yī​kǒu píng​guǒ.

The boy bit into the apple.

[classifier] measure word
classifier for wells, bells, pots, and knives

他们上周挖了一口井。

tā​men shàng​zhōu wā le yī​kǒu jǐng.

They dug a well last week.

[accent] numeral
Used to describe a person's fluency or accent when speaking a language

他操一口流利的英语。

tā cāo yī​kǒu liú​lì de yīng​yǔ.

He speaks fluent English.

我生长在北京，讲一口标准的普通话。

wǒ shēng​zhǎng zài běi​jīng, jiǎng yī​kǒu biāo​zhǔn de pǔ​tōng​huà.

I grew up in Beijing and speak standard mandarin.

readily
readily or flatly; used to describe a firm or unwavering tone when making a statement, denial, or promise
one voice
(literary) with one voice; in unison
person
(archaic) a person, especially in the context of counting family members or slaves in a household

Frequency
Written text
33.9 per million

Cross-References

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Sources
Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)