牙结石

牙結石
yájiéshí
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 dental calculus
  2. 2 tartar

Examples

Wǒ zuótiān qù yīyuàn xǐyá, qù le bùshǎo yájiéshí.
I got my teeth cleaned yesterday and got a lot of tartar removed.
Chángqī bù xǐyá róngyì xíngchéng yájiéshí.
Not cleaning your teeth for a long time makes tartar build up easily.

Tips

memory
Literally 'tooth concretion stone' — 结石 on its own means stone/calculus (kidney stones are 肾结石, gallstones are 胆结石). 洗牙 is the common term for a professional cleaning/scaling.

Stroke Order

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