What does 象牙 mean in Chinese?

象牙 (xiàng yá) means "ivory; elephant tusk" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 象牙?

象牙 is pronounced "xiàng yá" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

象牙 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

象牙 is made up of the characters 象, 牙. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 象牙 using our stroke order tool.

象牙

xiàng yá

ivory; elephant tusk

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象牙 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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