咬紧牙关 yǎo jǐn yá guān

grit one's teeth; endure pain or hardship

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 25038th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
  2. 2. to bite the bullet

Characters

Character Meaning
咬 yǎo HSK 5
to bite; to nip; variant of 咬yǎo
紧 jǐn HSK 4
tight; urgent; tense
牙 yá HSK 3
tooth; ivory
关 guān HSK 1
to close; to shut; to turn off