隐形牙套

隱形牙套

yǐnxíngyátào

noun

Measure Word

一副隐形牙套 fù

Meanings

1 invisible aligners (clear orthodontic braces, e.g. Invisalign)
2 clear teeth aligners

Characters

hidden / invisible

Examples

她戴的是隐形牙套,几乎看不出来。

Tā dài de shì yǐnxíng yátào, jīhū kàn bù chūlái.

She's wearing invisible aligners — you can barely tell.

隐形牙套价格比传统钢丝牙套贵不少。

Yǐnxíng yátào jiàgé bǐ chuántǒng gāngsī yátào guì bùshǎo.

Invisible aligners cost quite a bit more than traditional metal braces.

Tips

usage

Modern orthodontic vocabulary: 钢丝牙套 / 金属牙套 (metal braces), 陶瓷牙套 (ceramic), 自锁牙套 (self-ligating), 舌侧牙套 (lingual, behind-the-teeth), 隐形牙套 (clear aligners). The last is driven mainly by brands 隐适美 (Invisalign) and domestic 时代天使.

Stroke Order

隐 yǐn

形 xíng

牙 yá

套 tào