nesssssy Posted June 30, 2009 at 03:35 PM Report Posted June 30, 2009 at 03:35 PM "他喝了三口水" - "He took 3 gulps of water"? Is this construction only for drinks? Thanks Quote
HashiriKata Posted June 30, 2009 at 04:47 PM Report Posted June 30, 2009 at 04:47 PM You can also say something like: 吃一口饭 吹一口气 and even : 说一口流利的英语 (= speak English fluently) Quote
leeyah Posted June 30, 2009 at 05:43 PM Report Posted June 30, 2009 at 05:43 PM 说一口流利的英语 yes, this one is very often heard in colloquial similar construction also: 抽一口烟 / 烟斗 / 烟草 have a smoke of cigarette/pipe/tobacco 吃一口广东点心 have a taste of Guangdong dimsum other uses of 口: classifier: 一家五口人 family members (no. of people/population, number of mouths to feed) 三口猪/驴 three pigs/donkeys 一口钢刀 steel sword 一口井 a well (opening) 一口缸 a jar noun (with or without 儿) 衣服撕了一个口儿 a hole was torn in the jacket 胡同口儿 entrance to hutong 瓶子口儿 mouth of a bottle 碗口儿 rim of a bowl 伤口儿 (opening of) a wound Quote
imron Posted July 1, 2009 at 05:13 AM Report Posted July 1, 2009 at 05:13 AM "他喝了三口水" - "He took 3 gulps of water"?I don't know if gulp is the most appropriate word here though. I think mouthfuls is probably better as gulp tends to imply a big mouthful. 他喝了三大口水 would maybe be more indicative of a gulp. Quote
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