咬牙 (yǎo yá): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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咬牙
咬牙
(yǎo yá): To grit one's teeth (often in determination or to endure pain) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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咬 • yǎo • bite; snap at • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
yǎo
咬
bite; snap at
牙 • yá • tooth • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
yá
牙
tooth
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 咬牙.
Words with
咬
咬人
yǎo rén
bite people
咬住
yǎo zhù
bite and hold
噬咬
shìyǎo
to gnaw; to bite
咬一口
yǎo yì kǒu
take a bite
一口咬定
yī kǒu yǎo dìng
to assert something firmly and refuse to change one's statement
咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān
clench one's teeth; endure with determination
Words with
牙
刷牙
shuā yá
brush teeth
牙刷
yá shuā
toothbrush
牙膏
yá gāo
toothpaste
牙齿
yá chǐ
tooth
蛀牙
zhù yá
cavity
乳牙
rǔ yá
baby tooth; deciduous tooth
假牙
jiǎ yá
false teeth, dentures
爪牙
zhǎo yá
lackey, henchman
4.
Example Sentences with 咬牙
tā
他
yǎo
咬
yá
牙
jiān
坚
chí
持
pǎo
跑
wán
完
le
了
quán
全
chéng
程
mǎ
马
lā
拉
sōng
松
。
He gritted his teeth and persisted to finish the entire marathon.
kàn
看
dào
到
zhàng
账
dān
单
shí
时
，
tā
她
yǎo
咬
yǎo
咬
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
hěn
很
tòng
痛
，
tā
他
hái
还
shì
是
yǎo
咬
yá
牙
fù
付
le
了
qián
钱
。
When she saw the bill, she gritted her teeth and paid.
yá
牙
rěn
忍
zhù
住
méi
没
yǒu
有
jiào
叫
chū
出
shēng
声
。
Although it hurt a lot, he still gritted his teeth and held back from crying out.
