牙箍

yágū

noun

Measure Word

一副牙箍 fù

Meanings

1 orthodontic braces
2 dental braces

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

她戴牙箍已经两年了。

Tā dài yágū yǐjīng liǎng nián le.

She has been wearing braces for two years.

HSK 4

戴牙箍后吃饭要小心。

Dài yágū hòu chīfàn yào xiǎoxīn.

After getting braces, you have to eat carefully.

Tips

memory

牙 (tooth) + 箍 (hoop/band) - literally 'tooth hoop.' 箍 also appears in 紧箍咒, the headband incantation Tang Sanzang uses to control Sun Wukong in Journey to the West.

Stroke Order

牙 yá

箍 gū