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牙
yá
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English Definitiontooth; ivory
Simplified Script牙
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinyá
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄧㄚˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)ngaa4
Part of Speech(名) noun
Measure Words颗
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=4 TOCFL=5

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牙膏yágāotoothpaste
牙刷yáshuātoothbrush
牙齿yáchǐtooth; dental
牙科yákēdentistry
牙龈yáyíngums; gingiva
Words With Same Tail Word    
刷牙shuāyáto brush one's teeth
西班牙xī bān yáSpain
葡萄牙pútao yáPortugal
咬牙yǎoyáto clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw
象牙xiàngyáivory; elephant tusk
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