牙膏 yágāo toothpaste
How to remember 牙膏: 牙 tooth + 膏 grease = toothpaste.
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How it is used
- A concrete household noun - 挤牙膏 (jǐ yágāo) squeeze out toothpaste, a common everyday phrase.
- 膏 means a paste/ointment and appears in other products too, like 药膏 (yàogāo) medicinal ointment.
- Sold and bought as 一支牙膏 (yì zhī yágāo), using the measure word 支 for long thin tube-shaped objects.
Example sentences
- 在哪儿我能找到牙膏？ Zài nǎér wǒnéng zhǎodào yágāo?Where can I find toothpaste?
- 我在挤牙膏准备刷牙。 Wǒ zài jǐ yágāo zhǔnbèi shuāyá.I am squeezing toothpaste in preparation to brush my teeth.