How to say "He is flossing his teeth right now" ?

bohan2007
 May 21, 2012, 09:11 AM posted in General Discussion

How do we say "He is flossing his teeth right now" ?

I know that 牙线 is the noun "dental floss", but I want to know what the verb for "flossing" is. 

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podster
 May 21, 2012, 10:35 AM

他正在使用牙线。

他正在用牙线洁牙齿。

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bohan2007

cool, thanks! So, it seems there is no such verb "to floss" in Chinese, right? It seems like the only way to say it is to say "to use dental floss", right?