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牙齒 — meaning in English

yá chǐ

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English meaning

  • dental adj Relating to teeth or to the care and treatment of teeth.
  • jag verb To cut or tear something unevenly, leaving a rough, sharp edge.
  • tooth noun A hard structure in the mouth used for biting and chewing.

Senses

牙齒 is used for these senses in English:

  • dental (phonetics) Articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or with the blade of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, so that the tip of the tongue rests near the teeth.
  • tooth A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.

dental — full definition

  1. adj Relating to teeth or to the care and treatment of teeth.
  2. adj In phonetics, describing a speech sound made with the tongue touching the upper front teeth.

jag — full definition

  1. verb To cut or tear something unevenly, leaving a rough, sharp edge.
  2. noun A sudden burst of intense activity or emotion; a spree.
  3. noun Informal short form of Jaguar, the car brand.

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