cog in Chinese
cog in Chinese is 牙齿, 步兵 — cog means a tooth on a gear wheel, or the wheel itself.
cog in Chinese
牙齿
Pronounced: yá chǐ
A tooth on a gear.
步兵
Pronounced: bù bīng
An unimportant individual in a greater system.
What does "cog" mean?
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noun A tooth on a gear wheel, or the wheel itself.
"One of the cogs had worn down and the machine kept jamming."
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noun An unimportant, replaceable part of a much bigger system, especially used of a person.
"He felt like just another cog in the corporate machine."
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cog in a sentence
- One of the cogs had worn down and the machine kept jamming.
- He felt like just another cog in the corporate machine.
- No single soldier saw the whole plan — each was a cog in the operation.
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What is "cog" in Chinese?
"cog" in Chinese is 牙齿, 步兵. cog means: A tooth on a gear wheel, or the wheel itself.
How do you pronounce 牙齿?
"cog" in Chinese is 牙齿, pronounced "yá chǐ".
How do you use "cog" in a sentence?
Example: "One of the cogs had worn down and the machine kept jamming." In Chinese, "cog" is 牙齿, 步兵.
Are there other ways to say "cog" in Chinese?
Yes — Chinese has 2 translations listed for "cog": 牙齿, 步兵.
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