toothpick
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
toothpick; thin stick used to remove food debris from between teeth
Can be used with 儿化音 (erhua) as 牙签儿 (yá qiān r) in spoken Chinese, especially when requesting a single toothpick.
Cān餐
zhuō桌
shàng上
fàng放
zhe着
yī一
hé盒
yá牙
qiān签
。
There is a box of toothpicks on the dining table.
Tā他
yòng用
yá牙
qiān签
tī剔
yá牙
。
He uses a toothpick to clean between his teeth.
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Qǐng请
gěi给
wǒ我
yī一
gēn根
yá牙
qiān签
r儿
。
Please give me a toothpick.