front tooth; die (for threading)
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
front tooth; incisor
dialectA dialectal term primarily used in certain regions of China, not standard Mandarin.
Tā他
shuāi摔
le了
yī一
jiāo跤
，
kē磕
diào掉
le了
yī一
kē颗
bǎn板
yá牙
。
He fell and knocked out a front tooth.
Xiǎo小
péng朋
yǒu友
kāi开
shǐ始
huàn换
yá牙
le了
，
xiān先
diào掉
de的
shì是
bǎn板
yá牙
。
The child is starting to lose baby teeth; the front teeth are the first to go.
noun
die; threading die (tool for cutting external threads)
technicalA technical term used in machining and metalworking. Often comes as a set in a 'die stock'.
Shī师
fu傅
yòng用
bǎn板
yá牙
gěi给
zhè这
gēn根
luó螺
shuān栓
jiā加
gōng工
luó螺
wén纹
。
The mechanic used a die to cut threads on this bolt.
Zhè这
tào套
gōng工
jù具
lǐ里
bāo包
hán含
bù不
tóng同
chǐ尺
cùn寸
de的
bǎn板
yá牙
。
This tool set contains dies of different sizes.
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Shēng生
xiù锈
de的
bǎn板
yá牙
hěn很
nán难
yòng用
，
xū需
yào要
xiān先
shàng上
yóu油
。
A rusty die is hard to use; it needs to be oiled first.