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咬牙

yǎo yá

2-character word

What 咬牙 means

1. to clench one's teeth
2. to grind the teeth
3. gnaw

The characters in 咬牙

• 咬yǎoto bite; to nip
• 牙yátooth; ivory

Words starting with 咬牙

• 咬牙切齿yǎo yá qiè chǐ(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage

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