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牙根

yágēn
noun #35,814

Meanings

  1. 1 root of the tooth
  2. 2 tooth root
  3. 3 (figuratively) absolutely (with negation)

Examples

我牙根疼，可能要看牙医了。
Wǒ yágēn téng, kěnéng yào kàn yáyī le.
My tooth root hurts; I may need to see a dentist.
他牙根儿就不相信这个故事。
Tā yágēnr jiù bù xiāngxìn zhège gùshi.
He absolutely doesn't believe this story.

Tips

usage
Two senses: (1) literal dental root; (2) Beijing-flavored intensifier '牙根儿（就）不/没…' meaning 'flat-out doesn't/didn't…' — equivalent to 压根儿. The intensifier sense always takes the 儿化 suffix and a negation.

Stroke Order

牙 yá
根 gēn