咧

liē

HSK 7-95 readings

Other characters with the syllable lie: see all 6 →

Meaning

to draw back the corners of one's mouth
modal particle expressing exclamation
used in 咧咧[lie1 lie1]

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used in 大大咧咧[da4 da4 lie1 lie1]
used in 罵罵咧咧|骂骂咧咧[ma4 ma5 lie1 lie1]

Example

无论你平时怎么大大咧咧的，起码试着稍微礼貌一点吧。

You could at least try to be a bit more polite, even though it's not like you.

From 大大咧咧 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

liěto draw back the corners of one's mouth
liérare / archaic reading — uncommon; see common pronunciation(s)
liemodal particle expressing exclamation
liēused in 咧咧 / used in 大大咧咧 / used in 罵罵咧咧|骂骂咧咧

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 咧

咧嘴liězuǐto draw back the corners of one's mouth (as when smiling, grimacing, or snarling)HSK 7-9 大大咧咧dàdaliēliēcarefree; offhand; casualHSK 7-9

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