大牙 (dà) — molar; front tooth | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

大牙 can mean either a molar (the big back teeth for chewing) or a front tooth / incisor — context decides. Colloquial; in clinical or formal contexts, 磨牙 or 门牙 is more precise.

noun

molarfront tooth

Measure word · 颗

Examples

大牙。
Tā de xiào hua ràng rén xiào diào dà.
His joke made people laugh their heads off.
大牙。
Wǒ de dà téng le sān tiān le.
My molar has been hurting for three days.
，大牙。
Tā shuāi le yì jiāo, kē diào le yì kē dà.
He fell and knocked out a front tooth.

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