牙套

yátào

noun

Measure Word

一副牙套 fù

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

她戴牙套两年了。

Tā dài yátào liǎng nián le.

She's had braces on for two years.

HSK 7-9

隐形牙套比传统的更贵。

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). Context disambiguates the 'dental crown' meaning - that's typically 烤瓷牙 or 全瓷牙 in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

牙 yá

套 tào