镶牙 (xiāng yá) — to get a false tooth fitted or crowned; to have a dental prosthetic installed

Definition

镶牙 (xiāng yá) means to get a dental prosthetic fitted — a crown, bridge, or false tooth — at the dentist's. It refers to the installation process, not the prosthetic itself (which is 假牙).

verb
to get a false tooth fitted or crownedto have a dental prosthetic installed

Examples

  • 。
    Tā shàng ge yuè xiāng le yì kē yá.
    He had a tooth crowned last month.
  • 镶牙，。
    Wǒ xiǎng qù xiāng yá, dàn jià gé tài guì le.
    I want to get a false tooth fitted, but the price is too high.
  • ，镶牙。
    Nǎi nai nián jì dà le, xū yào xiāng yá.
    Grandma is old and needs to have a false tooth put in.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

镶xiāngset
牙yátooth

镶 means to set or inlay, and 牙 is the tooth to be fitted.

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