牙膏
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
牙膏 (yágāo) · toothpaste
牙膏 (yágāo) means “toothpaste”. It is written with 2 characters: 牙 (tooth) + 膏 (grease). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 牙膏 is built
The characters
牙 yá · tooth
What 牙 is made of
牙 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.
膏 gāo · grease
What 膏 is made of
- 高gāo — tall
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冋jiōng — desert
- 冂 — frame
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 亠tóu — lid
- ⺼ — meat
Example sentences
牙膏快用完了。Yágāo kuài yòng wán le.The toothpaste is almost used up.
你用哪种牙膏？Nǐ yòng nǎ zhǒng yágāo?Which toothpaste do you use?
Questions about 牙膏
What does 牙膏 mean?
牙膏 (yágāo) means “toothpaste”.
How do you pronounce 牙膏?
牙膏 is pronounced yágāo.
Which HSK level is 牙膏?
牙膏 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
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Learn 牙膏 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 50: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.