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膏

gāo · gao/gào · gao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Measure word: 帖 tiě

Meaning

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gāo 膏

ointment
paste

gào 膏

to moisten
to grease
to apply (cream, ointment)
to dip a brush in ink

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In a sentence

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他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)在(zài)伤(shāng)口(kǒu)上(shàng)涂(tú)一(yì)层(céng)药(yào)膏(gāo)。

He applies a layer of ointment to the wound every day.

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)药(yào)膏(gāo)对(duì)皮(pí)肤(fū)过(guò)敏(mǐn)很(hěn)有(yǒu)效(xiào)。

This kind of ointment is very effective for skin allergies.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.