润唇膏

潤唇膏

rùnchúngāo

noun

Measure Word

一支润唇膏 zhī

Meanings

1 lip balm
2 chapstick

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

她包里总是放着一支润唇膏。

Tā bāo lǐ zǒngshì fàng zhe yì zhī rùnchúngāo.

She always keeps a tube of lip balm in her bag.

HSK 4

冬天我离不开润唇膏。

Dōngtiān wǒ líbukāi rùnchúngāo.

In winter I can't live without lip balm.

Tips

memory

Read the characters literally: 润 ('moisten') + 唇 ('lips') + 膏 ('paste/cream') = lip-moistening paste. Chinese product names are often this transparent; once you parse them you barely need to memorize.

Stroke Order

润 rùn

唇 chún

膏 gāo