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

HSK 2.0Level 4

HSK 3.0Level 4

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

牙 • yá • tooth

yá牙

tooth

膏 • gāo • fat, grease, ointment

Word Info

Pinyinyá gāo

Meaningtoothpaste

Characters2

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gāo膏

fat, grease, ointment

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 牙膏.

航班háng bānflight
词语cí yǔwords and expressions
登机牌dēng jī páiboarding pass
答案dá ànanswer
加班jiā bānover work
接着jiē zheto catch; to carry on
得意dé yìproud of oneself
出发chū fāset off; depart
吃惊chī jīngto be startled
地球dì qiúearth
价格jià géprice
广告guǎng gàoadvertisement

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 牙膏.

Words with 牙

刷牙shuā yábrush teeth
牙刷yá shuātoothbrush
牙齿yá chǐtooth
蛀牙

zhù yá

cavity

乳牙rǔ yábaby tooth; deciduous tooth

假牙jiǎ yáfalse teeth, dentures

咬牙yǎo yáto grit one's teeth (often in determination or to endure pain)

爪牙zhǎo yálackey, henchman

Words with 膏

唇膏chún gāolipstick; lip balm
石膏shí gāoplaster; gypsum
膏肓gāo huāngregion between heart and diaphragm; vital area
药膏yào gāoointment; salve
软膏ruǎn gāoointment; salve
打石膏dǎ shí gāoto put on a plaster cast
焚膏继晷fén gāo jì guǐTo work or study diligently from morning until late at night, burning the midnight oil.
病入膏肓bìng rù gāo huāngdisease has entered the region between heart and diaphragm; incurable condition

4.

How to Use 牙膏 in Sentences

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

Measure Word + Nounwith支

yī一

zhī支

yá牙

gāo膏

5.

Example Sentences with 牙膏

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

yòng用

yá牙

gāo膏

new toothpaste

neutral

a tube of toothpaste

shuā刷

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.

mā妈

ma妈

mǎi买

le了

yī一

zhī支

xīn新

yá牙

gāo膏

，

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.

nǐ你

què确

dìng定

zhè这

zhī支

yá牙

gāo膏

zhēn真

de的

néng能

měi美

bái白

yá牙

chǐ齿

ma吗

？

Are you sure this toothpaste can really whiten teeth?