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咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
clench one's teeth (in anger)
HSK 6Mythic
What does 咬牙切齿 mean?
咬牙切齿 (pinyin: yǎo yá qiè chǐ) means clench one's teeth (in anger). It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
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Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 牙 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 切
The characters of 咬牙切齿
| 咬 | yǎo | bite (HSK 5) |
| 牙 | yá | component character |
| 切 | qiē | to cut (HSK 5) |
| 齿 | chǐ | component character |
Related HSK 6 words
| 指南针 | zhǐ nán zhēn | compass |
| 历代 | lì dài | successive dynasties |
| 附和 | fù hè | to echo, to chime in |
| 地势 | dì shì | terrain, topography |
| 丘陵 | qiū líng | hilly area, hills |
| 赤道 | chì dào | equator |
| 急功近利 | jí gōng jìn lì | eager for quick success and instant benefits |
| 盛产 | shèng chǎn | abound in, be rich in |
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