How to say “teeth” in Chinese
teeth
“Teeth” in Chinese is 牙齿, yá chǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
牙齿 is read yá chǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, a mouth with teeth; on top, 止 zhǐ hints at the sound. It sits on the left of 龄 “age”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “牙齿”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 牙齿. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 吃太多糖对牙齿不好chītàiduōtángduìyáchǐbùhǎoEating too many sweets is bad for your teeth.
- 医生建议我定期检查牙齿yīshēngjiànyìwǒdìngqījiǎncháyáchǐThe doctor advises me to get my teeth checked regularly.
- 糖果吃多了对牙齿不好tángguǒchīduōleduìyáchǐbùhǎoEating a lot of candy is bad for your teeth.
More words from the lesson “Muscles, teeth, lower back”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “teeth” in Chinese?
“Teeth” in Chinese is 牙齿, pinyin yáchǐ.
What does 牙齿 mean?
牙齿 (yáchǐ) means “teeth”.
How do you write 牙齿?
牙齿 is 2 characters: 牙 (yá) — tooth; 齿 (chǐ) — tooth. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 牙齿?
牙齿 is read yáchǐ. Tones: yá — second tone, chǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“teeth” in the lesson “Muscles, teeth, lower back”
This word is from the topic “Health” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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