香皂

xiāngzào

noun #18,052

Measure Word

一块香皂 kuài

Meanings

1 perfumed soap
2 toilet soap
3 bar soap

Characters

fragrant; aromatic

Examples

HSK 3

用香皂洗手比较干净。

Yòng xiāngzào xǐshǒu bǐjiào gānjìng.

Washing hands with soap is cleaner.

HSK 7-9

她买了一块薰衣草味的香皂。

Tā mǎi le yī kuài xūnyīcǎo wèi de xiāngzào.

She bought a bar of lavender-scented soap.

Tips

memory

香 (fragrant) + 皂 (soap) = fragrant soap. 皂 alone means soap (as in 肥皂), and 香皂 is the scented/perfumed kind.

Stroke Order

香 xiāng

皂 zào