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刷牙 shuāyá

刷牙 shuāyá Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 刷牙 shuāyá .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shuāyá | shua1 ya2
English translation
to brush one's teeth

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Traditional form

刷牙 shuāyá

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 刷牙 shuāyá

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shuā

Type

ideographic

Explanation

The left component is a pictograph of a brush. The dāo (knife) component indicates that it is a tool/utensil.

Positional decomposition

⿰⿸尸巾刂

Number of Strokes

8

Explanation

Pictograph of teeth.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 刷牙 shuāyá

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刷牙 shuāyá 去除 qù chú bān .

It is necessary to remove plaque by brushing one's teeth.

xiǎng 大多数 dà duō shù 9 suì de 孩子 háizi 不会 bù huì ràng 别人 biéren 帮着刷牙 shuāyá

I don't think most nine-year-olds have their teeth brushed.

布赖恩用水 chōng le liǎn 然后 ránhòu 刷牙 shuāyá

Brian splashed water on his face, then brushed his teeth.

回到 huí dào 自己 zìjǐ de 公寓 gōngyù jiù yǒu 一种 yī zhǒng 想要 xiǎng yào 刷牙 shuāyá de 冲动 chōngdòng

Once inside her apartment she felt an urge to brush her teeth.

牙龈 yá yín 萎缩 wěi suō 可能 kěnéng shì 疾病 jíbìng 导致 dǎozhì de 可能 kěnéng 仅仅 jǐn jǐn shì 错误 cuòwù de 刷牙 shuāyá 方式 fāngshì 引起 yǐnqǐ de

Receding gums can be the result of disease or simply incorrect brushing.

刷牙 shuāyá Decomposition

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刷牙 shuāyá Compounds

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