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海绵

hǎi mián · hai mian

Traditional 海綿

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. (zoology) sea sponge
  2. (esp.) dried sea sponge
  3. sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc)
  4. foam rubber
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A very wet sponge

  1. Dengdeng

    水(shuǐ)洒在(sǎzài)桌子(zhuōzi)上(shàng)了(le)！快(kuài)拿(ná)海绵(hǎimián)。

    Water spilled on the table! Quick, get a sponge.

  2. Liangliang

    来了(láile)！这块(zhèkuài)海绵(hǎimián)很会(hěnhuì)吸水(xīshuǐ)。

    Coming! This sponge is great at soaking up water.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，桌子(zhuōzi)一下子(yīxiàzi)就(jiù)干了(gānle)。

    Look, the table is dry in a moment.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你看(nǐkàn)，海绵(hǎimián)太湿(tàishī)了(le)，水(shuǐ)又(yòu)滴到(dīdào)地上(dìshang)了(le)！

    But look, the sponge is too wet and water is dripping on the floor again!

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)海绵(hǎimián)挤到(jǐdào)水池(shuǐchí)里(lǐ)吧(ba)。

    Then let's squeeze the sponge out in the sink.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)块(kuài)海(hǎi)绵(mián)吸(xī)水(shuǐ)性(xìng)很(hěn)好(hǎo)，擦(cā)桌(zhuō)子(zi)特(tè)别(bié)方(fāng)便(biàn)。

This sponge absorbs water very well, making it especially convenient for wiping tables.

02

海(hǎi)洋(yáng)里(lǐ)的(de)海(hǎi)绵(mián)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)原(yuán)始(shǐ)的(de)多(duō)细(xì)胞(bāo)动(dòng)物(wù)。

Sea sponges in the ocean are a type of primitive multicellular animal.

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