Chinese Conversation · Level 7
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Chinese word
下巴
Pronunciation
Pinyinxià bā
Meaning
- nounchin
Example
她用手撑着下巴，看起来很累。tā yòng shǒu chēng zhe xià bā kàn qǐ lái hěn lèi
She props her chin up with her hand and looks very tired.
More examples
他抬起下巴，看起来很自信。tā tái qǐ xià bā kàn qǐ lái hěn zì xìn
He raises his chin and looks confident.
Core concept
The rounded or projecting part of the lower face beneath the mouth, shaped by the lower jaw and the tissue over it.
Common phrases
抬起下巴tái qǐ xià bā
raise one's chin
摸下巴mō xià bā
touch one's chin
擦下巴cā xià bā
wipe one's chin
Similar words
下巴儿xià bār: A casual spoken term for the lower-face area beneath the mouth.
Definition in Chinese
位于口部下方的面部部位，多指下颌及其表面组织，形态与下颌骨的突出和皮下脂肪有关。wèi yú kǒu bù xià fāng de miàn bù bù wèi duō zhǐ xià hé jí qí biǎo miàn zǔ zhī xíng tài yǔ xià hé gǔ de tū chū hé pí xià zhī fáng yǒu guān
Word origin
下巴 (xiàbā, "chin") is a colloquial compound formed from 下 (xià, "below") and 巴 (bā, "body-part suffix"), locating this facial part under the mouth.
Usage tips
- When the owner is clear, Chinese often leaves out a possessive before a body part, so context can supply whose chin is meant.