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牙医

yá yī · ya yi

Traditional 牙醫

Meaning

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  1. dentist
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The dentist and the candy

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)下午(xiàwǔ)要(yào)去(qù)看(kàn)牙医(yáyī)。

    I'm going to see the dentist this afternoon.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怕(pà)吗(ma)？

    Are you scared?

  3. Dengdeng

    有一点(yǒuyīdiǎn)。牙医(yáyī)说(shuō)，我(wǒ)不能(bùnéng)再(zài)吃(chī)糖(táng)了(le)。

    A little. The dentist said I can't eat any more candy.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)口袋(kǒudài)里(lǐ)怎么(zěnme)有(yǒu)这么(zhème)多(duō)糖(táng)？

    Then why do you have so much candy in your pocket?

  5. Dengdeng

    这些(zhèxiē)是(shì)给(gěi)你(nǐ)的(de)。我(wǒ)不(bù)吃(chī)，我(wǒ)送给(sònggěi)你(nǐ)。

    These are for you. I won't eat them, I'll give them to you.

  6. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)下周(xiàzhōu)也(yě)要(yào)去(qù)看(kàn)牙医(yáyī)。

    Thanks, but I am going to the dentist next week too.

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2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)的(de)牙(yá)齿(chǐ)疼(téng)，你(nǐ)就(jiù)应(yīng)该(gāi)去(qù)看(kàn)牙(yá)医(yī)。

If your tooth hurts, you should see a dentist.

Tatoeba: Chinese by scoremissvee · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)每(měi)半(bàn)年(nián)都(dōu)会(huì)去(qù)牙(yá)医(yī)那(nà)里(lǐ)检(jiǎn)查(chá)一(yí)次(cì)牙(yá)齿(chǐ)。

I go to the dentist to have my teeth checked once every six months.

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