板牙

bǎnyá

noun #50,995

Measure Word

一颗板牙 kē

Meanings

1 incisor (front tooth)
2 molar (back tooth)
3 (machining) threading die; screw die

Characters

Examples

他的两颗板牙特别大。

Tā de liǎng kē bǎnyá tèbié dà.

His two front teeth are especially large.

用板牙加工外螺纹。

Yòng bǎnyá jiāgōng wài luówén.

Use a threading die to cut external threads.

Tips

usage

板牙 has two unrelated senses: in casual speech, the front incisors (especially when prominent or buck-toothed); in machining, the threading die used to cut screw threads. Context disambiguates fully.

Stroke Order

板 bǎn

牙 yá