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How do you say "toothbrush" in Chinese?
牙刷
yá shuā
In Chinese, "toothbrush" is 牙刷.
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Pronunciation
Say 'yah' (rising tone) then 'shwah' (rising tone). Two syllables with the same rising pitch.
Writing and usage
Two characters. 牙 means tooth (four strokes), 刷 means brush (eight strokes). Direct and literal pairing.
Example sentence
我每天用牙刷刷牙。
I brush my teeth every day with a toothbrush.
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How to remember 牙刷
牙 looks like teeth when you squint at it. 刷 has the hand radical showing it's something you use by hand.
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- hot water 热水 rè shuǐ
- mirror 镜子 jìng zi
- picture 照片 zhào piàn
- soap 肥皂 féi zào
- spoon 勺子 sháo zi
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Questions about 牙刷
How do you say "toothbrush" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "toothbrush" is 牙刷. It is a noun.
How is 牙刷 written in Chinese?
Two characters. 牙 means tooth (four strokes), 刷 means brush (eight strokes). Direct and literal pairing.
How is 牙刷 used in a sentence?
Use 牙刷 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我每天用牙刷刷牙。 (I brush my teeth every day with a toothbrush.).
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"Toothbrush" in other languages
- Japanese 歯ブラシ (haburashi)
- Korean 칫솔 (chitsol)
- Spanish el cepillo de dientes
- Spanish (Latin America) el cepillo de dientes
- French la brosse à dents
- German die Zahnbürste
- Italian lo spazzolino
- Russian зубная щетка (zubnaja ŝetka)
- Greek η οδοντόβουρτσα (i odhondovurtsa)
- Arabic فرشة سنان (furshit sinaen)
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