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

bohan2007
May 21, 2012 at 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 at 10:35 AM

他正在使用牙线。

他正在用牙线洁牙齿。

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bohan2007
May 21, 2012 at 11:25 AM

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?