牙齿 (牙齒)
yá chǐ
Pinyin
Definition
牙齿 (牙齒)
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- tooth
- dental
- CL:顆|颗[kē]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (9)
以眼还眼,以牙还牙
- 1 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
- 2 fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
- 3 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
伶牙俐齿
- 1 clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
- 2 having the gift of the gab
咬牙切齿
- 1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
- 2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth
咬紧牙关
- 1 lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
- 2 to bite the bullet
张牙舞爪
- 1 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
Sample Sentences
牙齿上还有菜。
He also had food in his teeth.
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。
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.
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。
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.
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。
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.
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。
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.
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。
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.
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?
Chinese people usually only go to the dentist when their teeth hurt. Then does getting their teeth cleaned make them white?
不是。牙齿白是靠冷光美白或者烤瓷之类的技术。
No. Tooth whitening relies on laser or ceramic technology.
矫正牙齿
To straighten teeth.
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?
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?