刷
牙

To brush one's teeth in Chinese: 刷牙 (shuā yá)

shuā yá

to brush one's teeth

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Definitions

  1. 1to brush one's teeth

Stroke order

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刷
牙

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄕㄨㄚ

shuā

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄧㄚˊ

yá

ㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 我每天早上都会刷牙。

    wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì shuā yá。

    I brush my teeth every morning.

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Related words

刷

shuā

to brush

牙

yá

tooth

牙膏

yá gāo

toothpaste

刷子

shuā zi

brush

牙刷

yá shuā

toothbrush

印刷

yìn shuā

to print

刷新

shuā xīn

to renovate

牙齿

yá chǐ

tooth

印刷术

yìn shuā shù

printing

西班牙语

xī bān yá yǔ

Spanish language

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