牙齿

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 每天刷牙能保护牙齿。▶ —
   Brushing every day protects your teeth.
2. 他的牙齿又白又整齐。▶ —
   His teeth are white and even.

Collocations

Mnemonic

牙 yá "tooth/molar" + 齿 chǐ "tooth": teeth; both characters mean tooth. Note: the Korean cognate reverses the order (齿牙). 保护牙齿 = to protect one’s teeth. In 刷牙 (to brush teeth), only 牙 is used.

Related

Quick check

1. How does 牙齿 relate to the Korean cognate in order?

   • the Korean cognate reverses it as 齿牙
   • same order
   • no such Korean word
   • opposite meanings