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齿 (Trad.: 齒)
Pinyin: chǐ
English Definition: tooth; Classifiers:
Chinese Definition:
①人和动物嘴里咀嚼食物的器官(通常称“牙”):牙齿。齿腔。齿髓。齿龈。齿冷(笑必开口,笑的时间长了,牙齿就会感到冷。因谓讥笑于人,如“令人齿齿”)。
②排列像牙齿形状的东西:齿轮。锯齿。梳子齿儿。
③因幼马每岁生一齿,故以齿计算牛马的岁数,亦指人的年龄:马齿徒增(旧时自谦年长无能)。
④并列:不齿(不能同列或不与同列,表示鄙弃)。
⑤谈到,提及:齿及。不足齿数。
⑥触:齿剑(触剑受刀,指被杀或自刎)。
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictographic: Teeth 人凵; provides the pronunciation
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ zhǐ ] to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist
    • Surround from below
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Example Words
牙齿 chǐ tooth; dental; Classifiers:
切齿 qiè chǐ to gnash one's teeth (in anger)
咬牙切齿 yǎo qiè chǐ gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger; fuming with rage between gritted teeth
齿轮 chǐ lún (machine) gear; pinion (gear wheel)
口齿 kǒu chǐ mouth and teeth; enunciation; to articulate; diction; age (of cattle, horses etc)
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Example Sentences
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齿
My teeth hurt.
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齿
The dentist will scrape away the plaque on your teeth.
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齿
My gums hurt after I had my wisdom teeth removed.
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齿
I went to the dentist today and my teeth are very clean.
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齿
Forgetting to brush teeth can easily lead to bad breath and dental caries.