Chinese word

口腔

Pronunciation

Pinyinkǒu qiāng

Meaning

  • nounmouth

Example

刷牙后要清洁口腔。shuā yá hòu yào qīng jié kǒu qiāng

You should clean your mouth after brushing your teeth.

Illustration for 口腔 (mouth)

More examples

定期进行口腔检查可以预防疾病。dìng qī jìn xíng kǒu qiāng jiǎn chá ké yǐ yù fáng jí bìng

Regular oral examinations can prevent disease.

Core concept

An enclosed space inside the mouth that receives food and starts speech.

Common phrases

  • 口腔卫生kǒu qiāng wèi shēng

    oral hygiene

  • 口腔检查kǒu qiāng jiǎn chá

    oral examination

  • 口腔疾病kǒu qiāng jí bìng

    oral disease

Similar words

口kǒu: The everyday mouth used to eat, drink, and talk.
嘴巴zuǐ bā: A casual everyday term for a person's mouth.
口内kǒu nèi: The mouth's inner area in medical or formal writing.

Definition in Chinese

口腔是指由口唇、舌、牙齿和口腔黏膜等构成的口部内部空间，是食物入口与发音的起始部位。kǒu qiāng shì zhǐ yóu kǒu chún shé yá chǐ hé kǒu qiāng nián mó děng gòu chéng de kǒu bù nèi bù kōng jiān shì shí wù rù kǒu yǔ fā yīn de qí shǐ bù wèi

Word origin

The word combines 口 (kǒu, "mouth") with 腔 (qiāng, "cavity") to name the cavity inside the mouth.

Usage tips

  • In conversational Chinese, this noun has a clinical or dental tone, so it fits discussions of oral hygiene, checkups, and treatment better than casual body talk.

Opposites

  • 鼻腔bí qiāngnasal cavitynoun

Related words

  • 口腔学kǒu qiāng xuéstomatologynoun
  • 口腔科kǒu qiāng kēdentistry departmentnoun
  • 口腔外科kǒu qiāng wài kēoral surgerynoun

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