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齿

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Definitions

  1. 1. tooth
  2. 2. CL:顆|颗[kē]

Words Containing 齿

锯齿
jù chǐ

sawtooth

龋齿性
qǔ chǐ xìng

caries-inducing

马齿苋
mǎ chǐ xiàn

Portulaca oleracea (common purslane)

露齿而笑
lù chǐ ér xiào

to grin

刨齿
bào chǐ

gear-shaping

乳齿
rǔ chǐ

deciduous tooth

发脱口齿
fā tuō kǒu chǐ

diction

义齿
yì chǐ

artificial tooth

齿条千斤顶
chǐ tiáo qiān jīn dǐng

rack and pinion jack

皓齿明眸
hào chǐ míng móu

white teeth and bright eyes (idiom); lovely young woman

齿音
chǐ yīn

dental consonant

啮齿
niè chǐ

a rodent (rat, rabbit etc)

齿轮传动
chǐ lún chuán dòng

gear drive

齿冠
chǐ guān

crown of tooth

齿轮
chǐ lún

(machine) gear

齿嵴
chǐ jǐ

alveolar ridge

轮齿
lún chǐ

tooth of cog wheel

没齿不忘
mò chǐ bù wàng

lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out

牙齿
yá chǐ

tooth

羞于启齿
xiū yú qǐ chǐ

to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)

九齿钉耙
jiǔ chǐ dīng pá

The Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[zhū bā jiè])

齿轮箱
chǐ lún xiāng

gearbox

锯齿形
jù chǐ xíng

sawtooth shape

明眸皓齿
míng móu hào chǐ

to have bright eyes and white teeth

伶牙俐齿
líng yá lì chǐ

clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent

牙齿矫正器
yá chǐ jiǎo zhèng qì

orthodontic braces

皓齿朱唇
hào chǐ zhū chún

white teeth and vermilion lips (idiom); lovely young woman

啮齿目
niè chǐ mù

order of rodents (rats, squirrels etc)

啮齿动物
niè chǐ dòng wù

rodent

不足齿数
bù zú chǐ shù

not worth mentioning

齿龈音
chǐ yín yīn

alveolar, apical, or supradental sound (linguistics)

齿列矫正
chǐ liè jiǎo zhèng

orthodontic treatment

切齿腐心
qiè chǐ fǔ xīn

to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)

口齿
kǒu chǐ

mouth and teeth

啮齿类
niè chǐ lèi

rodents (rat, rabbit etc)

切齿
qiè chǐ

to gnash one's teeth (in anger)

反锯齿
fǎn jù chǐ

anti-aliasing

露齿
lù chǐ

to grin

巨齿鲨
jù chǐ shā

see 巨牙鯊|巨牙鲨[jù yá shā]

铁齿铜牙
tiě chǐ tóng yá

clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)

智慧齿
zhì huì chǐ

wisdom tooth

贝齿
bèi chǐ

pearly white teeth

低龋齿性
dī qǔ chǐ xìng

non-caries-inducing

齿龋
chǐ qǔ

tooth decay

齿颊生香
chǐ jiá shēng xiāng

lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom)

不齿
bù chǐ

to despise

齿唇音
chǐ chún yīn

see 唇齒音|唇齿音[chún chǐ yīn]

皓齿
hào chǐ

white teeth (symbol of youth and beauty)

不足挂齿
bù zú guà chǐ

not worth mentioning (idiom)

上齿
shàng chǐ

upper teeth

前臼齿
qián jiù chǐ

premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals)

前齿龈
qián chǐ yín

alveolar

无齿翼龙
wú chǐ yì lóng

Pteranodon (genus of pterosaur)

智齿
zhì chǐ

wisdom tooth

唇齿
chún chǐ

lit. lips and teeth (idiom); fig. close partners

齿龈
chǐ yín

gum

怒目切齿
nù mù qiè chǐ

to gnash one's teeth in anger

咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ

(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage

前磨齿
qián mó chǐ

premolar tooth

难以启齿
nán yǐ qǐ chǐ

to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)

齿更
chǐ gēng

dental transition (from milk teeth to adult teeth)

齿根
chǐ gēn

root of tooth

唇齿相依
chún chǐ xiāng yī

lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related

齿颚矫正学
chǐ è jiǎo zhèng xué

orthodontics

启齿
qǐ chǐ

to open one's mouth

上颚正门齿
shàng è zhèng mén chǐ

maxillary central incisor

下齿
xià chǐ

bottom teeth

龋齿
qǔ chǐ

tooth decay

齿条齿轮
chǐ tiáo chǐ lún

rack and pinion

臼齿
jiù chǐ

molar tooth

齿条
chǐ tiáo

rack (and pinion)

犬齿
quǎn chǐ

canine tooth

差动齿轮
chā dòng chǐ lún

differential gear

齿孔
chǐ kǒng

perforations (on a postage stamp)

木齿耙
mù chǐ pá

a rake (with wooden teeth)

剑齿虎
jiàn chǐ hǔ

saber-toothed tiger

槽齿类
cáo chǐ lèi

thecodont (type of reptile that existed in the Permian and Triassic Periods)

齿冷
chǐ lěng

to sneer

锥齿轮
zhuī chǐ lún

pinion gear

磨齿
mó chǐ

molar tooth

门齿
mén chǐ

incisor

挂齿
guà chǐ

to mention (e.g. \don't mention it\)

咬人的狗不露齿
yǎo rén de gǒu bù lòu chǐ

lit. the dog that bites doesn't show its teeth (idiom)

口齿清楚
kǒu chǐ qīng chu

clear diction

口齿不清
kǒu chǐ bù qīng

to lisp

口齿生香
kǒu chǐ shēng xiāng

eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text

齿蠹
chǐ dù

tooth decay

抗锯齿
kàng jù chǐ

anti-aliasing

齿鲸
chǐ jīng

toothed whales

没齿难忘
mò chǐ nán wàng

hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives

斗口齿
dòu kǒu chǐ

to quarrel

齿龈炎
chǐ yín yán

gingivitis

齿及
chǐ jí

to mention

齿列矫正器
chǐ liè jiǎo zhèng qì

see 牙齒矯正器|牙齿矫正器[yá chǐ jiǎo zhèng qì]

蛾眉皓齿
é méi hào chǐ

beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman

哀哭切齿
āi kū qiè chǐ

weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)

上口齿
shàng kǒu chǐ

supraoral tooth

唇齿音
chún chǐ yīn

labiodental (e.g. the consonant f in standard Chinese)

口齿伶俐
kǒu chǐ líng lì

eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence

消除锯齿
xiāo chú jù chǐ

anti-alias (computer graphics)

槽齿目
cáo chǐ mù

Thecodontia (obsolete taxonomic grouping of reptiles)

上齿龈
shàng chǐ yín

upper alveolar ridge