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牙膏

yá gāo · ya gao

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 4Measure word: 管 guǎn

Meaning

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  1. toothpaste
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Strawberry toothpaste

  1. Dengdeng

    牙膏(yágāo)用完(yòngwán)了(le)，我(wǒ)下班(xiàbān)去(qù)买(mǎi)。

    The toothpaste is finished. I will buy some after work.

  2. Liangliang

    买(mǎi)什么(shénme)味道(wèidao)的(de)牙膏(yágāo)？

    What flavor of toothpaste will you buy?

  3. Dengdeng

    草莓味(cǎoméiwèi)的(de)。

    Strawberry flavor.

  4. Liangliang

    草莓味(cǎoméiwèi)？吃(chī)起来(qǐlai)是(shì)甜(tián)的(de)吧(ba)？

    Strawberry? It tastes sweet, right?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)刷牙(shuāyá)的(de)时候(shíhou)都(dōu)想(xiǎng)多(duō)刷(shuā)一会儿(yīhuìr)。

    Yes, I always want to brush a bit longer.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)忘(wàng)了(le)买(mǎi)牙(yá)膏(gāo)了(le)。

Tom forgot to buy toothpaste.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

大(dà)多(duō)数(shù)牙(yá)膏(gāo)里(lǐ)含(hán)有(yǒu)氟(fú)化(huà)物(wù)。

Most toothpastes contain fluoride.

Tatoeba: Chinese by plutowu · English by mervert1 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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