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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

咬牙 [yǎoyá]
  1. 1. verb [咬紧牙关] clench one’s teeth
  2. 2. verb [磨牙] grind one’s teeth

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

咬牙 [yǎoyá]
  1. 1. grit (or set, clench, gnash) one's teeth
    恨得直咬牙
    gnash one's teeth in hatred
    咬牙干下去
    go at it with set (or clenched) teeth
  2. 2. grind one's teeth (in sleep)

Examples

咬牙切齿地说出仇人的名字,吓我们一跳。
He spoke out his enemy's name between clinched teeth, which gives us a fright.
咬牙切齿。
咬牙切齿。
咬牙切齿地咒骂。
to grind one's teeth
磨牙;咬牙切齿
to grind one's teeth
咬牙切齿

Word Decomposition


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