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咬紧牙关

yǎo jǐn yá guān

4-character word Traditional 咬緊牙關

What 咬紧牙关 means

1. idiomto grit one's teeth tightly
2. idiom(fig.) to endure pain or suffering; to bite the bullet

The characters in 咬紧牙关

• 咬yǎoto bite; to nip
• 紧jǐntight; strict; close at hand
• 牙yátooth; ivory
• 关guānmountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up…

Example sentences

• 咬紧牙关。
  Bite the bullet.
• 汤姆咬紧牙关。
  Tāngmǔ yǎojǐn-yáguān.
  Tom gritted his teeth.
• 咬紧牙关坚持到底！
  Yǎojǐnyáguān jiānchí dàodǐ!
  Grit your teeth and bear it!
• 在一连串可怕的事件中, 哥伦布曾经咬紧牙关撑过去。
  Zài yīliánchuàn kěpà de shìjiàn zhōng, Gēlúnbù céngjīng yǎojǐnyáguān chēng guòqù.
  In a horrifying chain of events, Christopher Columbus once bit his own lip.