"Ointment" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 药膏 | yào gāo | ointment |   |
| 软膏 | ruǎn gāo | ointment / paste | |
| 油膏 | yóu gāo | semi-solid fat-based substance / (medicine) ointment | |
| 膏 |  gāo | ointment / paste / CL:帖[tie3] | |
| 美中不足 | měi zhōng bù zú | everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom) / the fly in the ointment | |
| 万金油 | wàn jīn yóu | Tiger Balm, an ointment applied topically to treat all manner of aches and pains / (fig.) (coll.) jack of all trades | |
| 眼药 | yǎn yào | eye drops / eye ointment | |
| 敷 | fū | to spread / to lay out / to apply (powder, ointment etc) / sufficient (to cover) / enough | |
| 清凉油 | qīng liáng yóu | soothing ointment / balm | |
| 敷贴 | fū tiē | to smear / to apply glue or ointment to a surface | |
| 每一个人都有美中不足的地方 | měi yī gè rén dōu yǒu měi zhōng bù zú de dì fang | However excellent, everyone has his defects. / There is always a fly in the ointment. / cf idiom 美中不足[mei3 zhong1 bu4 zu2], everything is fine except for one small defect | |
| 抗生素油膏 | antibiotic ointment | | |
| 八宝眼药 | bā bǎo yǎn yào | eight-jewel eye ointment (TCM) | |
