洗牙
xǐ yá
Pinyin

Definition

洗牙
 - 
xǐ yá
  1. scaling and polishing (dentistry)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

洗
xǐ
  1. 1 to wash
  2. 2 to bathe
  3. 3 to develop (photo)
洗净
xǐ jìng
  1. 1 to wash clean
洗澡
xǐ zǎo
  1. 1 to bathe
  2. 2 to take a shower
干洗
gān xǐ
  1. 1 to dry clean
  2. 2 dry cleaning
刷牙
shuā yá
  1. 1 to brush one's teeth
匈牙利
Xiōng yá lì
  1. 1 Hungary
咬牙
yǎo yá
  1. 1 to clench one's teeth
  2. 2 to grind the teeth
  3. 3 gnaw
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
尾牙
wěi yá
  1. 1 a year-end dinner for employees
拔牙
bá yá
  1. 1 to extract a tooth
擦洗
cā xǐ
  1. 1 to clean (with water or alcohol)
  2. 2 to wipe and wash
  3. 3 to swab
  4. 4 to scrub
月牙
yuè yá
  1. 1 crescent moon
冲洗
chōng xǐ
  1. 1 to rinse
  2. 2 to wash
  3. 3 to develop (photographic film)
洗冤
xǐ yuān
  1. 1 lit. to wash out a grievance
  2. 2 fig. to right a wrong
  3. 3 to redress an injustice
洗刷
xǐ shuā
  1. 1 wash
  2. 2 brush
  3. 3 scrub
洗手
xǐ shǒu
  1. 1 to wash one's hands
  2. 2 to go to the toilet
洗浴
xǐ yù
  1. 1 to bathe
洗涤
xǐ dí
  1. 1 to rinse
  2. 2 to wash
  3. 3 washing
洗漱
xǐ shù
  1. 1 to wash the face and rinse the mouth
洗牌
xǐ pái
  1. 1 to shuffle cards

Idioms (15)

以泪洗面
yǐ lèi xǐ miàn
  1. 1 to bathe one's face in tears (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
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
家贫如洗
jiā pín rú xǐ
  1. 1 extreme poverty (idiom); destitute
  2. 2 penniless
  3. 3 poor as church mice
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
洗心革面
xǐ xīn gé miàn
  1. 1 lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
  1. 1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
  2. 2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel
赤贫如洗
chì pín rú xǐ
  1. 1 without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
  2. 2 impoverished
金盆洗手
jīn pén xǐ shǒu
  1. 1 lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw
铁齿铜牙
tiě chǐ tóng yá
  1. 1 clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)
青面獠牙
qīng miàn liáo yá
  1. 1 ferocious-looking (idiom)
革面洗心
gé miàn xǐ xīn
  1. 1 lit. to renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf

Sample Sentences

另外，他们还会定期去牙医那里检查、洗牙，像体检一样。
lìngwài ，tāmen hái huì dìngqī qù yáyī nàlǐ jiǎnchá 、xǐyá ，xiàng tǐjiǎn yīyàng 。
In addition they'll go to the dentist for regular check-ups and teeth cleanings, just like a physical check-up.
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