Definition

Noun: * Toothache: A pain in or around a tooth. This is the direct and most common translation for "nhức răng".

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi bị nhức răng. (I have a toothache.)
  • Cơn nhức răng khiến anh ấy không thể ngủ được. (The toothache prevented him from sleeping.)
  • Nếu bị nhức răng, bạn nên đi gặp nha sĩ. (If you have a toothache, you should go see a dentist.)

Advanced Usage

• "Nhức răng khôn": Wisdom tooth pain / Pain from an impacted wisdom tooth.
  • Cô ấy phải nhổ chiếc răng khôn vì bị nhức răng khôn triền miên. (She had to have her wisdom tooth extracted because of persistent wisdom tooth pain.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đau răng: This is a very close synonym for "nhức răng", also meaning "toothache". "Nhức" often implies a throbbing or persistent ache, while "đau" is a more general term for pain.
• Sâu răng: Dental cavity / Tooth decay (the condition that often causes a toothache).
• Viêm tủy răng: Pulpitis (inflammation of the tooth's pulp, a common cause of severe toothache).

Synonyms

• Tooth pain: A more general term for pain in the tooth.
• Dental pain: A formal/medical term for pain related to the teeth.

Related Phrases

• Thuốc giảm nhức răng: Toothache relief medicine / Painkillers for toothache.
  • Tôi cần mua thuốc giảm nhức răng. (I need to buy toothache relief medicine.)
• Chữa nhức răng: To treat a toothache.
  • Mẹo dân gian này có thể giúp chữa nhức răng tạm thời. (This folk remedy can help treat a toothache temporarily.)

1. toothache