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蛀牙

zhù yá

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

蛀牙 (zhù yá) means "tooth decay; dental caries; decayed tooth; rotten tooth". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 蛀牙 means

1. tooth decay; dental caries
2. decayed tooth; rotten tooth

The characters in 蛀牙

• 蛀zhùtermite; to bore (of insects)
• 牙yátooth; ivory

Example sentences

• 我蛀牙很多。
  I have a lot of bad teeth.
• 我把蛀牙拔掉了。
  Wǒ bǎ zhùyá bádiào le.
  I got my decayed tooth pulled out.
• 根据牙医，蛀牙并不总是甜食所引起的。
  Gēnjù yáyī, zhùyá bìngbù zǒngshì tiánshí suǒ yǐnqǐ de.
  According to dentists, decayed teeth are not always caused by sweets.

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