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蛀牙
蛀牙
(zhù yá): Cavity (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
蛀 • zhù • to bore through; to eat into (as insects)
zhù
蛀
to bore through; to eat into (as insects)
牙 • yá • tooth • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
yá
牙
tooth
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 蛀牙.
Words with
牙
刷牙
shuā yá
brush teeth
牙刷
yá shuā
toothbrush
牙膏
yá gāo
toothpaste
牙齿
yá chǐ
tooth
乳牙
rǔ yá
baby tooth; deciduous tooth
假牙
jiǎ yá
false teeth, dentures
爪牙
zhǎo yá
lackey, henchman
牙侩
yákuài
broker; middleman
4.
How to Use 蛀牙 in Sentences
Subject + Verb
with
疼痛
zhù
蛀
yá
牙
téng
疼
tòng
痛
neutral
tooth decay pain
Measure Word + Noun
with
颗
yī
一
kē
颗
zhù
蛀
yá
牙
Adjective + Noun
with
严重
yán
严
zhòng
重
zhù
蛀
yá
牙
Verb + Object
with
预防
yù
预
fáng
防
zhù
蛀
yá
牙
5.
Example Sentences with 蛀牙
wǒ
我
yǒu
有
zhù
蛀
yá
牙
。
I have a cavity.
neutral
a decayed tooth
neutral
severe tooth decay
neutral
prevent tooth decay
nǐ
你
zuì
最
jìn
近
yá
牙
téng
疼
，
shì
是
bu
不
shì
是
yīn
因
wèi
为
zhù
蛀
yá
牙
yòu
又
yán
严
zhòng
重
le
了
？
Your recent toothache, is it because the cavity has worsened again?
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
tā
他
fēi
非
cháng
常
zhù
注
yì
意
kǒu
口
qiāng
腔
wèi
卫
shēng
生
，
dàn
但
hái
还
shì
是
chū
出
xiàn
现
le
了
zhù
蛀
yá
牙
。
Despite paying great attention to oral hygiene, he still developed a cavity.
yī
医
shēng
生
shuō
说
wǒ
我
de
的
zhù
蛀
yá
牙
bìng
并
bù
不
yán
严
zhòng
重
，
bù
不
xū
需
yào
要
jìn
进
xíng
行
gēn
根
guǎn
管
zhì
治
liáo
疗
。
The doctor said my cavity is not severe and does not require root canal treatment.
wèi
为
le
了
zhì
治
liáo
疗
zhè
这
kē
颗
zhù
蛀
yá
牙
，
wǒ
我
xià
下
zhōu
周
bì
必
xū
须
yù
预
yuē
约
yá
牙
yī
医
。
To treat this cavity, I must make an appointment with the dentist next week.
