molar; front tooth
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
molar; back tooth
Refers to the large grinding teeth at the back of the mouth, including premolars and molars.
Wǒ我
yòu右
bian边
de的
yī一
kē颗
dà大
yá牙
zhù蛀
le了
，
xū需
yào要
bǔ补
yá牙
。
One of my molars on the right side is decayed and needs a filling.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
huàn换
yá牙
shí时
，
dà大
yá牙
tōng通
cháng常
yào要
dào到
shí十
suì岁
hòu后
cái才
zhǎng长
qí齐
。
When children lose their baby teeth, their molars usually don't fully come in until after age ten.
noun
front tooth; incisor
Often used in the fixed expression '笑掉大牙' (xiào diào dà yá) to describe something utterly absurd or laughable.
Tā他
zǒu走
de得
tài太
jí急
，
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
kē磕
diào掉
le了
bàn半
kē颗
dà大
yá牙
。
He was walking too fast and accidentally knocked out half of his front tooth.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
huāng荒
miù谬
de的
lǐ理
yóu由
jiǎn简
zhí直
ràng让
rén人
xiào笑
diào掉
dà大
yá牙
。
Such an absurd reason is simply laughable.