牙套

yátào
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 dental braces
  2. 2 orthodontic appliance
  3. 3 (also) dental crown

Examples

Tā dài yátào liǎng nián le.
She's had braces on for two years.
Yǐnxíng yátào bǐ chuántǒng de gèng guì.
Invisible aligners are more expensive than traditional braces.

Tips

usage
Includes both fixed metal braces (金属牙套) and clear aligners (隐形牙套, e.g. Invisalign / 时代天使). Context disambiguates the 'dental crown' meaning — that's typically 烤瓷牙 or in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

tào