clench teeth; grind teeth in sleep
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to clench one's teeth (from extreme anger or to endure pain)
Often used in the set phrase 咬牙切齿 (grind one's teeth in anger).
Tā他
hèn恨
de得
zhí直
yǎo咬
yá牙
。
He was grinding his teeth with hatred.
Tā她
yǎo咬
yá牙
rěn忍
tòng痛
wán完
chéng成
le了
bǐ比
sài赛
。
She gritted her teeth and endured the pain to finish the race.
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Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
yǎo咬
yá牙
qiè切
chǐ齿
。
Upon hearing the news, he ground his teeth in anger.
verb
to grind one's teeth during sleep (bruxism, often caused by indigestion or stress)
neutralAlso known medically as 磨牙 (mó yá) or 夜磨牙 (yè mó yá).
Tā他
wǎn晚
shang上
shuì睡
jiào觉
zǒng总
shì是
yǎo咬
yá牙
。
He always grinds his teeth while sleeping at night.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
yǎo咬
yá牙
kě可
néng能
shì是
xiāo消
huà化
bù不
liáng良
yǐn引
qǐ起
de的
。
Children grinding their teeth may be caused by indigestion.