牙缝

牙縫

yáfèng

noun #25,667

Meanings

1 gap between teeth
2 space between teeth

Characters

seam; gap; crack

Examples

HSK 6

吃东西后要清洁牙缝。

Chī dōngxi hòu yào qīngjié yáfèng.

You should clean between your teeth after eating.

HSK 7-9

菠菜卡在牙缝里了。

Bōcài qiǎ zài yáfèng lǐ le.

A piece of spinach got stuck in the gap between my teeth.

Tips

usage

牙缝 appears in the expression 塞牙缝 (to fill a gap between teeth), used figuratively to mean 'barely enough' or 'a tiny amount'.

Stroke Order

牙 yá

缝 féng