咬緊牙關

yǎo jǐn yá guān

C1–C2 Level 7

咬緊牙關 (yǎo jǐn yá guān) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. (idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly
  2. (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering; to bite the bullet

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).