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粘

zhān · zhan/nián · nian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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zhān 粘

  1. to glue; to paste
  2. to adhere; to stick to

nián 粘

  1. variant of 黏 (nián)
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Glue and a card

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)做(zuò)手工(shǒugōng)吗(ma)？

    Are you doing a craft?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)要(yào)把(bǎ)这(zhè)朵(duǒ)纸花(zhǐhuā)粘(zhān)在(zài)卡片(kǎpiàn)上(shàng)。

    Yes. I'm going to stick this paper flower onto the card.

  3. Liangliang

    用(yòng)什么(shénme)粘(zhān)？

    What do you stick it with?

  4. Dengdeng

    用(yòng)胶水(jiāoshuǐ)，可是(kěshì)胶水(jiāoshuǐ)粘(zhān)到(dào)我(wǒ)的(de)手指(shǒuzhǐ)上(shàng)了(le)。

    Glue, but the glue stuck to my finger.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)手指(shǒuzhǐ)也(yě)粘(zhān)在(zài)卡片(kǎpiàn)上(shàng)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Is your finger stuck to the card too?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)！现在(xiànzài)我(wǒ)和(hé)卡片(kǎpiàn)是(shì)一家人(yījiārén)了(le)。

    Yes! Now the card and I are family.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)的(de)鞋(xié)底(dǐ)粘(zhān)了(le)口(kǒu)香(xiāng)糖(táng)。

There was some chewing gum on the sole of Tom's shoe.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)用(yòng)胶(jiāo)水(shuǐ)把(bǎ)这(zhè)两(liǎng)张(zhāng)纸(zhǐ)粘(zhān)在(zài)一(yì)起(qǐ)。

Please use glue to stick these two sheets of paper together.

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