Writing
牙刷 (yá shuā) — how to say "toothbrush" in Chinese
牙刷
Toothbrush
noun
Character composition
牙
tooth
刷
to brush
Radicals / Keys
牙
Fang
#92 · yá · 4 strokes
刀
Knife
#18 · dāo · 2 strokes
Collocations
买牙刷
mǎi yáshuā
buy a toothbrush
新牙刷
xīn yáshuā
new toothbrush
一把牙刷
yì bǎ yáshuā
one toothbrush
Examples
我每天早晚用牙刷刷牙。
I brush my teeth with a toothbrush every morning and evening.
我用牙刷。
I use a toothbrush.
Mnemonic
[yá shuā-] Yasha stood at the mirror and picked up a 牙刷. It went «sh-sh-sh» as Yasha brushed his 牙. Now his 牙 sparkle! 🪥
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Frequently asked questions
How to say toothbrush in Mandarin?
"toothbrush" in Chinese is 牙刷 (yá shuā).
牙刷 meaning in English
牙刷 (yá shuā) means "Toothbrush".
How is 牙刷 pronounced?
It is pronounced yá shuā (written as ya shua, yashua). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "toothbrush" in Chinese characters?
It is written 牙刷: 牙 has 4 strokes, 刷 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 牙刷?
牙刷 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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