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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[yá]
  1. 1. noun [牙齿] tooth
  2. 2. noun [牙状物]
    crescent moon

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[yá]
  1. 1. noun tooth
    这颗疼。
    This tooth hurts.
    孩子长了。
    The baby is teething.
  2. 2. noun tooth-like thing
    cog
  3. 3. noun ivory
    ivory chopsticks
    ivory seal
  4. 4. noun [Old-fashioned] middleman; broker
  5. 5. measure word bite

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[yá]
  1. 1. 齿
    小孩开始长了。
    青面獠
  2. 2. 特指象
    雕。
    章。
  3. 3. 形状像排列整齐的齿的东西
    轮。
  4. 4. 旧指为买卖双方撮合生意并从中提取佣金的经纪人。
    行(hánɡ)。

Examples

我拔去两颗
I had two teeth pulled out.
咬住绷住劲
clench one's teeth and strain one's muscles
坏死
dental necrosis
这颗活动了。
This tooth's loose.
他的长得里出外进的。
His teeth are uneven.
你那个还疼吗?
Does your tooth still hurt?
龇着
bare one's teeth
奶奶的都掉光了,所以只能吃软软的糖饴了。
Grandma has no teeth now, so she can only eat very soft maltose.
你有时间去医那边把花子好好清理一下。
Go to the dentist and clean your gums when you have time.
它的锋利无比。
Its teeth are razor sharp.

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