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咬牙

to grit teeth

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

yao3ya2 • yǎoyá

Meaning

Primary

to grit teeth

Alternatives

grit teeth, grits teeth, gritting teeth, to grit your teeth, grit your teeth, to grit one's teeth, grit one's teeth

Mnemonic

咬牙 To grit teeth is 咬 to bite one's 牙 teeth tight to the point where they grind together.

Usage

我们 要 咬牙 向前。

We need to grit our teeth and move forward.

你 不要 咬牙！

Don't grit your teeth!