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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 磨牙

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
磨牙 mó yá - to grind one's teeth (during sleep)
- pointless arguing
- (coll.) molar

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
- - 21,921 30,255 19,261

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
磨 mó- to rub
- to grind
- to polish
- to sharpen
- to wear down
- to die out
- to waste time
- to pester
- to insist
磨 mò- grindstone
- to grind
- to turn round
牙 yá- tooth
- ivory
- CL:顆|颗[ke1]

Other Words Containing 磨牙

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
磨牙 - - 21,921 30,255 19,261