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咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
What 咬牙切齿 means
- idiomto gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage
The characters in 咬牙切齿
- 咬yǎoto bite; to nip
- 牙yátooth; ivory
- 切qièdefinitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!…
- 齿chǐ(bound form) tooth; (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention
Where 咬牙切齿 is taught
In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · yào–yī (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.
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