Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
牙
yá
Description
牙就是我们嘴里用来吃东西的东西，很硬，是白色的。
"牙" are the hard, white things in our mouths used for eating.
如果不好好刷牙，你的牙会疼。
If you don't brush your "牙" well, your "牙" will hurt.
Meanings
牙yá
tooth
我每天早上都刷牙。
I brush my teeth every morning.
象牙xiàngyá
tusk (of an animal like an elephant)
大象有两颗长长的牙。
Elephants have two long tusks.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
牙 and 牙齿 both mean tooth; 牙齿 is more formal or written.
- Etymology
pictograph originally depicting molar teeth fitting together.
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