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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 咬牙

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
咬牙 yǎo yá - to clench one's teeth
- to grind the teeth
- gnaw

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 28,631 14,499 15,882

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yǎo- to bite
- to nip
yǎo- variant of 咬[yao3]
- tooth
- ivory
- CL:顆|颗[ke1]

Other Words Containing 咬牙

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
咬牙 - - 28,631 14,499 15,882
咬牙切齿 6 - 31,517 22,369 23,338