拔牙 (báyá): to extract a tooth

Meanings

1 to extract a tooth
2 to pull a tooth

Characters

拔

Examples

我下午要去医院拔牙。

Wǒ xiàwǔ yào qù yīyuàn báyá.

I'm going to the hospital to have a tooth pulled this afternoon.

拔牙之前要打麻药。

Báyá zhīqián yào dǎ máyào.

You need anesthesia before extracting a tooth.

Tips

usage

拔 means to pull out; pairs with 牙 (tooth). Verb-object compound: the tooth being pulled can split them — 拔一颗牙 (pull one tooth). Related: 补牙 (fill a cavity), 洗牙 (teeth cleaning), 矫正 (straighten).

Stroke Order

拔 bá

牙 yá

Related Words

拔 bá HSK 5 #2,896

to pull up; to pull out; to uproot / to select; to promote; to stand out

拔掉 bádiào #9,166

to pull out; to unplug; to extract / to remove by pulling

乳牙 rǔyá #24,722

baby tooth / milk tooth / deciduous tooth

牙齿 yáchǐ HSK 7 #2,527

tooth / teeth

牙 yá HSK 4 #2,057

tooth / ivory

以牙还牙 yǐyáhuányá #11,634

a tooth for a tooth / to retaliate in kind / tit for tat

大牙 dàyá #33,911

molar tooth / front tooth (colloquial)

牙根 yágēn #35,814

root of the tooth / tooth root / (figuratively) absolutely (with negation)

牙医 yáyī #4,591

dentist

刷牙 shuāyá HSK 4 #8,032

to brush one's teeth