tine in Chinese
tine in Chinese is 牙 — tine means a pointed prong, such as one of the points of a fork or a comb tooth.
tine in Chinese
牙
Pronounced: yá
A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
What does "tine" mean?
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noun A pointed prong, such as one of the points of a fork or a comb tooth.
"Sitting at the table one day, I held the fork in my left hand and pierced a piece of fried chicken. I put the knife through the second tine, as we had been strictly taught, and began to saw against the bone."
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noun A branch or point on a deer's antler.
"The stag's antlers had six tines on each side."
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tine in a sentence
- Sitting at the table one day, I held the fork in my left hand and pierced a piece of fried chicken. I put the knife through the second tine, as we had been strictly taught, and began to saw against the bone.
- The tines of the fork were quite evidently of iron or steel, the girl did not know which, while the handle and the spoon were of the same material as the smaller vessels.
- The stag's antlers had six tines on each side.
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What is "tine" in Chinese?
"tine" in Chinese is 牙. tine means: A pointed prong, such as one of the points of a fork or a comb tooth.
How do you pronounce 牙?
"tine" in Chinese is 牙, pronounced "yá".
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