Word information
Simplified咬牙切齿
Traditional咬牙切齒
Pinyinyǎo yá qiè chǐ
Part of speechl
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.06
Chinese word dictionary
咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ · (idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage
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