咬牙 yǎo yá

to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 28586th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to clench one's teeth
  2. 2. to grind the teeth
  3. 3. gnaw

Characters

Character Meaning
咬 yǎo HSK 5
to bite; to nip; variant of 咬yǎo
牙 yá HSK 3
tooth; ivory