牙齿
yá chǐ
Pinyin

Definition

牙齿
 - 
yá chǐ
  1. tooth
  2. dental
  3. CL:顆|颗[kē]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刷牙
shuā yá
  1. 1 to brush one's teeth
牙
yá
  1. 1 tooth
  2. 2 ivory
  3. 3 CL:顆|颗[kē]
牙膏
yá gāo
  1. 1 toothpaste
  2. 2 CL:管[guǎn]
牙齿
yá chǐ
  1. 1 tooth
  2. 2 dental
  3. 3 CL:顆|颗[kē]
西班牙
Xī bān yá
  1. 1 Spain
乳牙
rǔ yá
  1. 1 deciduous tooth
  2. 2 milk tooth
  3. 3 baby tooth
伶牙俐齿
líng yá lì chǐ
  1. 1 clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
  2. 2 having the gift of the gab
假牙
jiǎ yá
  1. 1 false teeth
  2. 2 dentures
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
张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
  1. 1 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
拔牙
bá yá
  1. 1 to extract a tooth
月牙
yuè yá
  1. 1 crescent moon
毒牙
dú yá
  1. 1 venomous fang
洗牙
xǐ yá
  1. 1 scaling and polishing (dentistry)
牙刷
yá shuā
  1. 1 toothbrush
  2. 2 CL:把[bǎ]
牙套
yá tào
  1. 1 orthodontic brace
  2. 2 (dental) crown
牙痛
yá tòng
  1. 1 toothache

Idioms (9)

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
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
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
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)

Sample Sentences

牙齿上还有菜。
yáchǐ shàng hái yǒu cài 。
He also had food in his teeth.
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是的是的。我一用左边牙齿嚼东西，就会有钻心般的疼痛，真难受。
shìde shìde 。wǒ yī yòng zuǒbian yáchǐ jiáo dōngxi ，jiù huì yǒu zuānxīn bān de téngtòng ，zhēn nánshòu 。
Yes, yes. As soon as I use the teeth on the left side of my mouth to chew things, I feel a piercing sort of pain. It’s really terrible.
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唉，别提了。我刚到那里，就被一个美国朋友问：“听说，中国人不怎么在乎牙齿，这是真的吗？”结果害得我越看我的牙越丑，都不敢笑了。
ài ，bié tí le 。wǒ gāng dào nàlǐ ，jiù bèi yī gè Měiguó péngyou wèn ：“tīngshuō ，Zhōngguórén bù zěnme zàihu yáchǐ ，zhè shì zhēnde ma ？”jiéguǒ hàide wǒ yuè kàn wǒ de yá yuè chǒu ，dōu bùgǎn xiào le 。
Jeez, don't remind me. Right when I got there, my American friend asked: “I've heard that Chinese don't really care about their teeth. Is that true?” As a result I was afraid that the more I showed my teeth, the more ugly I'd seem and I didn't even dare to smile.
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真不错，风景很漂亮。不过，你笑得怎么这么别扭。要露出八颗牙齿才漂亮嘛。
zhēn bùcuò ，fēngjǐng hěn piàoliang 。bùguò ，nǐ xiào de zěnme zhème bièniu 。yào lùchū bā kē yáchǐ cái piàoliang ma 。
They look good. The scenery is really pretty. But why are you smiling so awkwardly? You need to show eight front teeth if you want to look good.
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那倒也不是。他们从小就很在乎牙齿，如果牙齿不整齐，一般小时候就会去矫正。
nàdào yě bù shì 。tāmen cóngxiǎo jiù hěn zàihu yáchǐ ，rúguǒ yáchǐ bù zhěngqí ，yībān xiǎo shíhou jiù huì qù jiǎozhèng 。
That's not really true. They take care of their teeth from the time they are little. If their teeth aren't straight, then they'll often have them straightened.
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我记得我们小时候都没人去矫正牙齿的。不过现在越来越多的人知道了矫正牙齿的好处了。我朋友都三十岁了，也开始做了。
wǒ jìde wǒmen xiǎo shíhou dōu méi rén qù jiǎozhèng yáchǐ de 。bùguò xiànzài yuèláiyuèduō de rén zhīdao le jiǎozhèng yáchǐ de hǎochu le 。wǒ péngyou dōu sānshí suì le ，yě kāishǐ zuò le 。
I remember that when we were little, nobody straightened their teeth. However, nowadays more and more people know that having straight teeth is a good thing. My friend is already 30 years old and she started doing it.
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中国人一般只有牙齿疼了才会去看牙医。那是不是洗了牙就白了？
Zhōngguórén yībān zhǐyǒu yáchǐ téng le cái huì qù kàn yáyī 。nà shìbùshì xǐ le yá jiù bái le ？
Chinese people usually only go to the dentist when their teeth hurt. Then does getting their teeth cleaned make them white?
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不是。牙齿白是靠冷光美白或者烤瓷之类的技术。
bùshì 。yáchǐ bái shì kào lěngguāng měibái huò zhě kǎocí zhīlèi de jìshù 。
No. Tooth whitening relies on laser or ceramic technology.
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矫正牙齿
jiǎozhèng yáchǐ
To straighten teeth.
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你看，到了我这把年纪，牙齿都掉光了，而舌头还是完好的。强的容易折断，而软的却能够保存下来。你明白了吗？
nǐkàn ，dào le wǒ zhè bǎ niánjì ，yáchǐ dōu diào guāng le ，ér shétóu háishì wánhǎo de 。qiáng de róngyì zhéduàn ，ér ruǎn de què nénggòu bǎocún xiàlai 。nǐ míngbai le ma ？
Observe. At my age, my teeth have all fallen out, yet my tongue is completely intact. The strong are easily snapped and broken, but the soft can be preserved. Do you understand?
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