牙医 (牙醫)
yá yī
Pinyin

Definition

牙医 (牙醫)
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yá yī
  1. dentist

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 classifier: 颗 kē
牙膏
yá gāo
  1. 1 toothpaste
  2. 2 classifier: 管 guǎn
牙齿
yá chǐ
  1. 1 tooth
  2. 2 dental
  3. 3 classifier: 颗 kē
西班牙
Xī bān yá
  1. 1 Spain

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

唉，看牙医。
ài ，kàn yáyī 。
I will see the dentist.
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请问是牙医诊所吗？
qǐngwèn shì yáyī zhěnsuǒ ma ？
Is this the dental clinic?
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我在一年里要看两次牙医。
wǒ zài yī nián lǐ yào kàn liǎng cì yáyī 。
I go to see a dentist twice a year.
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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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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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小孩最怕看牙医了，你看，一个个都是苦瓜脸。
xiǎohái zuì pà kàn yáyī le ，nǐ kàn ，yī gègè dōu shì kǔguāliǎn 。
Kids are afraid of seeing the dentist more than anything. Look, they all have such sour expression on their faces.
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