snot; nasal mucus (n.)
HSK 6
Traditional
鼻涕 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
感冒时会有鼻涕流出来。 gǎn mào shí huì yǒu bí tì liú chū lái. - You get runny nose when you have a cold.
小孩子总是擤鼻涕。 xiǎo hái zi zǒng shì ēng bí tì. - Children always wipe their noses.
他擤了一把鼻涕。 tā ēng le yī bǎ bí tì. - He blew his nose.
她用手帕擦掉了鼻涕。 tā yòng shǒu pà cā diào le bí tì. - She wiped away her nasal mucus with a handkerchief.
患感冒时，要多擤鼻涕，以免影响恢复。 huàn gǎn mào shí, yào duō ēng bí tì, yǐ miǎn yǐng xiǎng huī fù. - When suffering from a cold, it is important to blow your nose often to aid recovery.
Characters
鼻 bí - nose, trunk (of animal); (lit.) initiation |
涕 tì - (TCM) snivel |