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牙膏 (yá gāo): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 4

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牙膏 (yá gāo): Toothpaste (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

牙膏 consists of 2 characters.

fat, grease, ointment

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 牙膏.

干杯gān bēicheers
胳膊gē boarm
规定guī dìngrule
保护bǎo hùprotection; to protect
粗心cū xīncareless
交流jiāo liúexchange; communication
大概dà gàiprobably; maybe
既然jì ránsince
毕业bì yègraduate
丰富fēng fùenrich; abundant rich; plentiful
保证bǎo zhèngguarantee
比如bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 牙膏.

Words with 牙

刷牙shuā yáHSK 3
牙刷yá shuā
牙齿yá chǐ
蛀牙zhù yá
匈牙利xiōng yá lì
鲍叔牙bào shū yá
匈牙利语xiōng yá lì yǔ
西班牙语Xī bān yá yǔ

How to Use 牙膏 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 牙膏 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

mǎi买

yá牙

gāo膏

neutral

buy toothpaste

jǐ挤

yá牙

gāo膏

neutral

squeeze toothpaste

Adjective + Nounwith新

xīn新

yá牙

gāo膏

neutral

new toothpaste

Measure Word + Nounwith支

yī一

zhī支

yá牙

gāo膏

Example Sentences with 牙膏

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

yòng用

yá牙

gāo膏

shuā刷

neutral

a tube of toothpaste

yá牙

。

I use toothpaste to brush my teeth every day.

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

wǎn晚

dōu都

yòng用

yá牙

gāo膏

shuā刷

yá牙

。

I use toothpaste to brush my teeth every morning and evening.

qǐng请

bǎ把

yá牙

gāo膏

fàng放

zài在

xǐ洗

shù漱

tái台

shàng上

，

bié别

dào到

chù处

luàn乱

fàng放

。

Please put the toothpaste on the washstand, don't leave it lying around.

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zhè这

kuǎn款

yá牙

gāo膏

de的

chéng成

fèn分

jīng经

guò过

lín临

chuáng床

yàn验

zhèng证

，

duì对

yá牙

yín龈

mǐn敏

gǎn感

zhě者

yǒu友

hǎo好

。

The ingredients of this toothpaste have been clinically proven and are friendly to those with sensitive gums.

mā妈

mā妈

mǎi买

le了

yī一

zhī支

xīn新

yá牙

gāo膏

nǐ你

què确

dìng定

zhè这

zhī支

yá牙

gāo膏

zhēn真

de的

chāo超

shì市

lǐ里

méi没

yǒu有

wǒ我

cháng常

yòng用

de的

nà

zhè这

zhī支

yá牙

gāo膏

hán含

yǒu有

fú氟

huà化

wù物

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

mǎi买

le了

yá牙

gāo膏

，

hái还

shùn

，

wèi味

dào道

shì是

bò薄

hé荷

wèi味

de的

。

Mom bought a new tube of toothpaste, and it has a mint flavor.

néng能

měi美

bái白

yá牙

chǐ齿

ma吗

？

Are you sure this toothpaste can really whiten teeth?

那

ge个

pái牌

zi子

de的

yá牙

gāo膏

le了

。

The supermarket is out of the brand of toothpaste I usually use.

，

kě可

yǐ以

yǒu有

xiào效

yù预

fáng防

zhù蛀

yá牙

。

This toothpaste contains fluoride, which can effectively prevent cavities.

顺

biàn便

tiāo挑

xuǎn选

le了

yì一

zhī支

xīn新

yá牙

shuā刷

。

He not only bought toothpaste but also picked out a new toothbrush while he was at it.