Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 牙刷
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.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
toothpaste; CL:管[guan3]
牙齿yáchǐtooth; dental; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
印刷yìnshuāto print; printing
刷新shuāxīnto renovate; to refurbish; to refresh (computer window); to write a new page (in history); to break (a record)
蛀牙zhùyátooth decay; dental caries; decayed tooth; rotten tooth
咬牙切齿yǎo yá qiè chǐ(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage