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gào

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Definitions

  1. 1. to moisten
  2. 2. to grease
  3. 3. to apply (cream, ointment)
  4. 4. to dip a brush in ink

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9049747)

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Words Containing 膏

熬膏
áo gāo

to simmer to a paste

石膏
shí gāo

gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)

恩膏
ēn gāo

rich favor

熟石膏
shú shí gāo

plaster of Paris

润唇膏
rùn chún gāo

chapstick

散热膏
sàn rè gāo

thermal grease

挤牙膏
jǐ yá gāo

lit. to squeeze out toothpaste

药膏
yào gāo

ointment

石膏绷带
shí gāo bēng dài

plaster cast

膏膏
gāo gāo

to anoint

唇膏
chún gāo

lip balm

石膏墙板
shí gāo qiáng bǎn

drywall

软膏
ruǎn gāo

ointment

雪花膏
xuě huā gāo

vanishing cream

遮瑕膏
zhē xiá gāo

concealer (cosmetics)

磨砂膏
mó shā gāo

facial scrub

导热膏
dǎo rè gāo

thermal grease

龟苓膏
guī líng gāo

turtle jelly, medicine made with powdered turtle shell and herbs

受膏
shòu gāo

to be anointed

生石膏
shēng shí gāo

gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)

狗皮膏药
gǒu pí gāo yao

quack medicine

鹅膏蕈
é gāo xùn

Amanita (genus of deadly mushrooms)

膏药
gāo yao

herbal plaster applied to a wound

焚膏继晷
fén gāo jì guǐ

to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day

膏方
gāo fāng

medicinal concoction in paste form (TCM)

泉石膏肓
quán shí gāo huāng

lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom); a deep love of mountain scenery

鹅膏蕈素
é gāo xùn sù

amanitin

膏立
gào lì

to annoint

煅石膏
duàn shí gāo

plaster of Paris

橡皮膏
xiàng pí gāo

sticking plaster

脂膏
zhī gāo

fat

圣膏油
shèng gāo yóu

chrism

硬石膏
yìng shí gāo

anhydrite CaSO4

病入膏肓
bìng rù gāo huāng

lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure

油膏
yóu gāo

balm

睫毛膏
jié máo gāo

mascara

民脂民膏
mín zhī mín gāo

lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation)

膏药旗
gāo yao qí

Japanese flag (derog.)

牙膏
yá gāo

toothpaste

枇杷膏
pí pá gāo

Pei Pa Koa, proprietary cough syrup made with traditional Chinese herbs

膏血
gāo xuè

lit. fat and blood

润肤膏
rùn fū gāo

moisturizing cream

剃须膏
tì xū gāo

shaving cream