乳牙

rǔyá

noun #24,722

Measure Word

一颗乳牙 kē

Meanings

1 baby tooth
2 milk tooth
3 deciduous tooth

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

孩子六岁时开始换乳牙。

Háizi liù suì shí kāishǐ huàn rǔyá.

Children start losing their baby teeth at age six.

HSK 3

她的乳牙终于掉了。

Tā de rǔyá zhōngyú diào le.

Her milk tooth finally fell out.

Tips

memory

乳 means milk/breast (think 乳汁, breast milk), and 牙 means tooth - so 乳牙 literally means 'milk tooth', matching the English term perfectly.

Stroke Order

乳 rǔ

牙 yá