# 牙膏 (yágāo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 牙膏 (yágāo) means “toothpaste”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: toothpaste
- Pinyin: yágāo (ya2 gao1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4
- Measure word: 管

## Examples

- 家里的牙膏用完了，记得买一管。
  Jiālǐ de yágāo yòngwán le, jìde mǎi yī guǎn.
  We're out of toothpaste; remember to buy a tube.

## Characters

- [牙](https://hanziro.com/word/ya-tooth/) (yá): tooth; ivory
- 膏 (gào): to moisten; to grease

https://hanziro.com/word/ya-gao-toothpaste/

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