Featured image for 牙齿 yáchǐ Dictionary entry displaying the word's hanzi, pinyin and the Mandarin Temple logo and tagline.

牙齿

牙齿 yáchǐ

牙齿 yáchǐ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 牙齿 yáchǐ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yáchǐ | ya2 chi3
English translation
tooth
dental
CL:
>[kē]

Learn the Chinese word 牙齿 yáchǐ in 7 easy steps:

About 牙齿 yáchǐ

Read some general information about the Chinese word 牙齿 yáchǐ .

Traditional form

牙齒

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
Spread the word

Mandarin Temple

Come for Peace. Stay for Wisdom.

Etymology of 牙齿 yáchǐ

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 牙齿 yáchǐ .

Explanation

Pictograph of teeth.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

4
齿 chǐ

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Simplified form of chǐ . Pictograph of a mouth full of teeth. The sound component zhǐ was added later.

Positional decomposition

zhǐ 凵人

Number of Strokes

8

Write it!

Practice your Chinese writing skills and learn precisely where and when to draw every stroke of the
Chinese word 牙齿 yáchǐ .
     Press the Show Strokes button to see the strokes and their order and hit Start Drawing when you are
ready to practice writing it yourself.

Example sentences using 牙齿 yáchǐ

Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 牙齿 yáchǐ in different contexts.

zài 牙医 yá yī 那里 nà li le běn 关于 guānyú 牙齿 yáchǐ 保健 bǎo jiàn de 免费 miǎnfèi 小册子 xiǎo cè zi .

I picked up a free booklet on tooth care at the dentist's.

de 牙齿 yáchǐ yīn duō Nián 抽烟 chōuyān ér bèi 尼古丁 ní gǔ dīng rǎn Huáng le .

His teeth were stained with nicotine from years of smoking.

观众 guānzhòng 听来 tīng lái 觉得 juéde 周身 zhōu shēn yǎng , 他们 tā men 已经 yǐjīng 露着牙齿 yáchǐ xiào le .

The public were titillated; they were already on the grin.

yǒu xiē 牙齿 yáchǐ làn hěn 厉害 lìhai .

Some of her teeth were very badly decayed.

恐惧 kǒngjù huò 寒冷 hán lěng 有时 yǒu shí Líng rén de 牙齿 yáchǐ Zhí 打颤.

Fear or cold sometimes makes a person's teeth chatter.

牙齿 yáchǐ Decomposition

See the Chinese characters that make up 牙齿 yáchǐ and their own compounds.

牙齿 yáchǐ Compounds

See all 56 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 牙齿 yáchǐ in their composition.

Recommended Books for Learning Mandarin Chinese

AMAZON BOOKSHELF

AMAZON BOOKSHELF

A Boy and his Dragon

Once upon a time, a Little Boy was living in a village near the woods. One day, a Dragon came out of the cave secluded in the middle of the forest and began to relentlessly follow the Little Boy, always breathing on the back of his neck, burning the young boy at his slightest misstep.

The child received refuge in an old Temple where there were no mirrors allowed, and it was forbidden to speak of life before entering the sanctum. Ancient books, hidden rooms with unimaginable treasures and beauty beyond comprehension, became part of the boy’s new life.

Time went by until, one day, the now old young boy accidentally glimpses his own reflection in a pond. The Dragon smiled back.

Come for Knowledge. Stay for Wisdom.

Copyright © 2022 Mandarin Temple. All rights reserved.

Scroll to Top