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齿 (Trad.: 齒)HSK 5
Pinyin: chǐ
English Definition: tooth; Classifiers: 颗
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: 齒
Pictographic:Teeth 人凵; 止 provides the pronunciation
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 止 [ zhǐ ] to stop, to halt; to detain; to desist
    • ⿶ Surround from below
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Example Words
牙齿HSK 5 yá chǐ tooth; dental; Classifiers: 颗
切齿 qiè chǐ to gnash one's teeth (in anger)
咬牙切齿 yǎo yá 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
1
wǒ
我
de
的
yá chǐ
牙齿
téng
疼
。
My teeth hurt.
2
yá yī
牙医
huì
会
guā diào
刮掉
nǐ
你
yá chǐ
牙齿
shàng
上
de
的
yá gòu
牙垢
。
The dentist will scrape away the plaque on your teeth.
3
bá
拔
le
了
zhì chǐ
智齿
hòu
后
，
wǒ
我
de
的
yá yín
牙龈
hěn
很
tòng
痛
。
My gums hurt after I had my wisdom teeth removed.
4
wǒ
我
jīn tiān
今天
qù
去
kàn
看
le
了
yá yī
牙医
，
yá chǐ
牙齿
hěn
很
gān jìng
干净
。
I went to the dentist today and my teeth are very clean.
5
wàng jì
忘记
shuā yá
刷牙
róng yì
容易
yǐn qǐ
引起
kǒu chòu
口臭
hé
和
qǔ chǐ
龋齿
wèn tí
问题
。
Forgetting to brush teeth can easily lead to bad breath and dental caries.
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