下颚 (xià è) — mandible (lower jaw)

Definition

Examples

• 医生仔细检查了他的下颚，确认没有骨折。
  Yī shēng zǐ xì jiǎn chá le tā de xià è, què rèn méi yǒu gǔ zhé.
  The doctor carefully examined his mandible and confirmed there was no fracture.
• 人类的下颚与颅骨通过颞下颌关节相连。
  Rén lèi de xià è yǔ lú gǔ tōng guò niè xià hé guān jié xiāng lián.
  The human mandible connects to the skull through the temporomandibular joint.
• 这条鱼的下颚非常强壮，能轻易咬碎贝壳。
  Zhè tiáo yú de xià è fēi cháng qiáng zhuàng, néng qīng yì yǎo suì bèi ké.
  This fish's mandible is very strong and can easily crush seashells.