HSK 7–9 · verb

叼

diāo

to hold in the mouth; to carry in the beak

小狗嘴里叼着一根骨头跑了。

Xiǎo gǒu zuǐ lǐ diāozhe yì gēn gǔtou pǎole。

The puppy ran off with a bone in its mouth.