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to pick one's nose

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

kou1bi2zi5 • kōubízi

Meaning


Primary

to pick one's nose

Alternatives

pick one's nose, picked one's nose, picks one's nose, picking one's nose

Mnemonic


摳鼻子 To pick one's nose is 摳 to dig out things from your 鼻 nose like a [5] quiet and not-so-bright 子 child who doesn't know any better.

Usage


小孩 常常 喜歡 摳鼻子。

Children often like to pick their noses.

請 不要 在 公共 場所 摳鼻子。

Please don't pick your nose in public places.

摳鼻子 是 一 個 壞 習慣。

Picking your nose is a bad habit.

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