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洗牙

xǐ yá

2-character word

What 洗牙 means

1. (dentistry) to perform or undergo scaling (removal of dental plaque and calculus)

The characters in 洗牙

• 洗xǐto wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc)
• 牙yátooth; ivory

Example sentences

• 你该去洗牙了。
  Nǐ gāi qù xǐyá le.
  You should go and brush your teeth.
• 我明天去预约洗牙。
  Wǒ míngtiān qù yùyuē xǐyá.
  Tomorrow, I will book a dentist appointment.

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