Chinese word dictionary

咬牙

yǎo yá · to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw

Word information

Simplified咬牙
Traditional咬牙
Pinyinyǎo yá
Part of speechDictionary
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HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 咬牙

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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