牙线 meaning in English

yáxiàn

dental floss

Traditional 牙線12 strokes

Meaning of 牙线

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yáxiàn
  1. dental floss

Measure word: 條|条

牙线 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

汤tāng姆mǔ和hé玛mǎ莉lì每měi天tiān都dōu用yòng牙yá线xiàn。
Tom and Mary floss their teeth every day.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

牙 yá · tooth · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

线 xiàn · thread · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 牙线.

路线lùxiànitinerary; route
刷牙shuā yáto brush one's teeth
牙刷yáshuātoothbrush
线索xiànsuǒtrail; clues
光线guāngxiànlight ray; light
直线zhíxiànstraight line; sharply (rise or fall)
西班牙语XībānyáyǔSpanish language
线路xiànlù(electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route
热线rèxiànhotline (communications link)
牙齿yáchǐtooth; dental
无线电wúxiàndiànradio; wireless (i.e. the technology used in radio telecommunication); a radio
前线qiánxiànfront line; military front

Questions about 牙线

What does 牙线 mean?

牙线 (yáxiàn) means "dental floss".

How do you write 牙线?

牙线 is made of 2 characters: 牙 (4 strokes), 线 (8 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

How is 牙线 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 牙线 is written 牙線.