Chinese word dictionary

牙膏

yágāo · toothpaste; CL:管[guan3]

Word information

Simplified牙膏
Traditional牙膏
Pinyinyágāo
Part of speech
HSK 3.04
HSK 2.04

How to learn 牙膏

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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