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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 咬紧牙关

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
咬紧牙关 yǎo jǐn - yá guān - (idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly
- (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering; to bite the bullet

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
- - 25,356 42,918 41,286

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yǎo- to bite
- to nip
yǎo- variant of 咬[yao3]
jǐn- tight
- strict
- close at hand
- near
- urgent
- tense
- hard up
- short of money
- to tighten
- tooth
- ivory
- CL:顆|颗[ke1]
guān- surname Guan
guān- mountain pass
- to close; to shut; to turn off
- to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc)
- to concern; to involve

Other Words Containing 咬紧牙关

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
咬紧牙关 - - 25,356 42,918 41,286