牙刷
yá shuā
Pinyin

Definition

牙刷
 - 
yá shuā
  1. toothbrush
  2. CL:把[bǎ]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shuā xīn
  1. 1 to renovate
  2. 2 to refurbish
  3. 3 to refresh (computer window)
  4. 4 to write a new page (in history)
  5. 5 to break (a record)
  1. 1 tooth
  2. 2 ivory
  3. 3 classifier: 颗 kē
yá chǐ
  1. 1 tooth
  2. 2 dental
  3. 3 classifier: 颗 kē
shuā
  1. 1 to brush
  2. 2 to paint
  3. 3 to daub
  4. 4 to paste up
  5. 5 to skip class (of students)
  6. 6 to fire from a job
shuā kǎ
  1. 1 to use a credit card (or swipe card, smart card etc)

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

Sample Sentences

我从我父母那得到一把牙刷。我不喜欢圣诞节。
wǒ cóng wǒ fùmǔ nà dédào yī bǎ yáshuā 。wǒ bù xǐhuan Shèngdànjié 。
I got a toothbrush from my mom. I don’t like Christmas.
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还要牙刷和牙膏。
hái yào yáshuā hé yágāo 。
I'd also like a toothbrush and toothpaste.
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