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咬牙
yǎoyá
1. to clench one's teeth
2. to grind the teeth
3. gnaw
Uncommon • Top 26%

Character Breakdown

咬
yǎo
to bite, to gnaw
HSK 5 9 丶
牙
yá
tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated
HSK 3 4 丶

Compound Words (1)

咬牙切齿
yǎoyáqièchǐ
gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
21,808 of 84,292