咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
Pinyin

Definition

咬牙切齿
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yǎo yá qiè chǐ
  1. gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
  2. fuming with rage between gritted teeth

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一切
yī qiè
  1. 1 everything
  2. 2 every
  3. 3 all
切换
qiē huàn
  1. 1 to switch over
  2. 2 to switch modes or data streams
  3. 3 to cut (to a new scene)
不切实际
bù qiè shí jì
  1. 1 unrealistic
  2. 2 impractical
切
qiē
  1. 1 to cut
  2. 2 to slice
  3. 3 tangent (math)
切切
qiè qiè
  1. 1 urgently
  2. 2 eagerly
  3. 3 worried
  4. 4 (urge sb to) be sure to
  5. 5 it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction)
切割
qiē gē
  1. 1 to cut
切勿
qiè wù
  1. 1 by no means
切块
qiē kuài
  1. 1 to cut into pieces
切实
qiè shí
  1. 1 feasible
  2. 2 realistic
  3. 3 practical
  4. 4 earnestly
  5. 5 conscientiously
切忌
qiè jì
  1. 1 to avoid as taboo
  2. 2 to avoid by all means
切成
qiē chéng
  1. 1 to cut up (into pieces)
  2. 2 to slice
  3. 3 to carve
  4. 4 to dice
  5. 5 to shred
切末
qiè mo
  1. 1 stage props
切片
qiē piàn
  1. 1 to slice
  2. 2 slice
  3. 3 thin section of a specimen (for microscopic examination)
切碎
qiē suì
  1. 1 to chop
切磋
qiē cuō
  1. 1 to compare notes
  2. 2 to learn from one another
  3. 3 to swap pointers
切莫
qiè mò
  1. 1 you must not
  2. 2 Please don't...
  3. 3 be sure not to
  4. 4 on no account (do it)
切记
qiè jì
  1. 1 remember at all costs
刷牙
shuā yá
  1. 1 to brush one's teeth
匈牙利
Xiōng yá lì
  1. 1 Hungary
叮咬
dīng yǎo
  1. 1 sting
  2. 2 bite (of insect)

Idioms (20)

一刀切
yī dāo qiē
  1. 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
  2. 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
  3. 3 one size fits all
一切就绪
yī qiè jiù xù
  1. 1 everything in its place and ready (idiom)
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
以眼还眼，以牙还牙
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá
  1. 1 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
  3. 3 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
伶牙俐齿
líng yá lì chǐ
  1. 1 clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
  2. 2 having the gift of the gab
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
  1. 1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
  2. 2 to hit the nub of the matter
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
  1. 1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài
  1. 1 to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hit where it hurts
  3. 3 fig. to hit home
  4. 4 an argument that hits the nail on the head
切磋琢磨
qiē cuō zhuó mó
  1. 1 lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences
切齿腐心
qiè chǐ fǔ xīn
  1. 1 to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
  1. 1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
  1. 1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
  1. 1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
  2. 2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth
咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān
  1. 1 lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
  2. 2 to bite the bullet
哀哭切齿
āi kū qiè chǐ
  1. 1 weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)
家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
  1. 1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
  2. 2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
  1. 1 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
拾人牙慧
shí rén yá huì
  1. 1 to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
  2. 2 to parrot
求好心切
qiú hǎo xīn qiè
  1. 1 to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom)
  2. 2 to strive to achieve the best possible results
  3. 3 to be a perfectionist

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