How to say “toothbrush” in Chinese

牙刷
yáshuā

toothbrush

noun · HSK 3 · topic “Home and daily life”

“Toothbrush” in Chinese is 牙刷, yá shuā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

牙刷 is read yá shuā: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

yá — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
shuā — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

牙
yá — tooth
刷
shuā — brush; to brush

On the right, 刂 “knife”.

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 “牙刷”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 牙刷. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 我买了一把新牙刷。wǒmǎileyìbǎxīnyáshuāI bought a new toothbrush.

More words from the lesson “Cleaning and the bathroom”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “toothbrush” in Chinese?

“Toothbrush” in Chinese is 牙刷, pinyin yáshuā.

What does 牙刷 mean?

牙刷 (yáshuā) means “toothbrush”.

How do you write 牙刷?

牙刷 is 2 characters: 牙 (yá) — tooth; 刷 (shuā) — brush; to brush. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 牙刷?

牙刷 is read yáshuā. Tones: yá — second tone, shuā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“toothbrush” in the lesson “Cleaning and the bathroom”

This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 3. 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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