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膏
gào
1.
to moisten
2.
to grease
3.
to apply (cream, ointment)
4.
to dip a brush in ink
Common • Top 8%
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Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
唇膏
chúngāo
lipstick
恩膏
ēngāo
rich favor
油膏
yóugāo
balm
熬膏
áogāo
to simmer to a paste
牙膏
yágāo
toothpaste
石膏
shígāo
gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)
脂膏
zhīgāo
fat
膏方
gāofāng
medicinal concoction in paste form (TCM)
膏膏
gāogāo
to anoint
膏药
gāoyao
herbal plaster applied to a wound
膏血
gāoxuè
lit. fat and blood
药膏
yàogāo
ointment
软膏
ruǎngāo
ointment
剃须膏
tìxūgāo
shaving cream
挤牙膏
jǐyágāo
lit. to squeeze out toothpaste
枇杷膏
pípágāo
Pei Pa Koa, a Traditional Chinese natural herbal remedy
橡皮膏
xiàngpígāo
sticking plaster
润唇膏
rùnchúngāo
chapstick
润肤膏
rùnfūgāo
moisturizing cream
煅石膏
duànshígāo
plaster of Paris
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,672
- Word Frequency Rank
- 6,485 of 84,292