咬牙 yǎoyá to make a hard decision Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: to make a hard decision All meanings 3 yǎoyá 3 to make a hard decision 2to clench one's teeth 1 2 sentences for 咬牙 (yǎoyá — to make a hard decision) 他一咬牙,终于做出了决定。 tā yī yǎo yá, zhōngyú zuò chū le juédìng. Gritting his teeth, he finally made his decision. Source: CCMatrix咬咬牙进来吧。 yǎo yǎo yá jìn lai ba. Grit your teeth and come inside. Source: AI Challenger 2017