The Chinese word for tooth is
牙齿
yá chǐ
Chinese Definition
| tooth | |
| 1. 名词. 牙齿、齿、牙 | |
| Components | |
| 牙 | |
| 1. (anatomy) tooth | |
| 拔牙 - to take out a tooth - | |
| 我 牙 疼。 - I have a toothache. - | |
| 2. (anatomy) ivory; tusk of elephant | |
| 牙雕 - ivory sculpture - | |
| 3. screw thread | |
| 4. (literary, obsolete) to bite | |
| 5. (obsolete) Alternative form of 衙 (government office; yamen) | |
| 6. (obsolete) Alternative form of 芽 (to sprout) | |
| 7. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) (Prefix used in front of the surname or last character of someone’s given name to express familiarity or friendliness.) | |
| 8. (historical) broker | |
| 齿 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 齒 |
Translations for 齿 and their definitions
| 牙齒 | |
| 1. n. (anatomy) tooth | |
| 種zhòng植 牙齒 - to implant teeth | |
| 矯正 牙齒 - to correct irregularities in the teeth |
| 牙齿 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 牙齒 |
| 牙 | |
| 1. (anatomy) tooth | |
| 拔牙 - to take out a tooth - | |
| 我 牙 疼。 - I have a toothache. - | |
| 2. (anatomy) ivory; tusk of elephant | |
| 牙雕 - ivory sculpture - | |
| 3. screw thread | |
| 4. (literary, obsolete) to bite | |
| 5. (obsolete) Alternative form of 衙 (government office; yamen) | |
| 6. (obsolete) Alternative form of 芽 (to sprout) | |
| 7. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) (Prefix used in front of the surname or last character of someone’s given name to express familiarity or friendliness.) | |
| 8. (historical) broker |
| 齒 | |
| 1. (anatomy) tooth | |
| 牙齒 - tooth | |
| 2. (figurative) tooth- or zigzag-like thing, such as a sawtooth, cogwheel, or fern | |
| 3. (figurative) age (of a person or animal) | |
| 4. to juxtapose; to put side by side | |
| 5. to utter; to mention | |
| 6. (dialectal) to touch; to be in contact with | |
| 7. (Xiang) pay attention, to be concerned with | |
| 你 莫 齒 他 就 是 的。 (nyi3 mo6 chr3 ta1 ziou5 shr5 di, X) - It would be better to not pay attention to him. | |
| 我 才 懶 齒 得。 (ngo3 zai2 lan3 chr3 de, X) - I'd rather not concern myself. |
| 齿 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 齒 |
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary
Pronunciation
yá chǐ
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