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胶水

jiāo shuǐ · jiao shui

Traditional 膠水

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. glue
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Photo glued to the hand

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)把(bǎ)照片(zhàopiàn)贴(tiē)到(dào)卡片(kǎpiàn)上(shàng)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)胶水(jiāoshuǐ)吗(ma)？

    I want to stick the photo on the card. Do you have glue?

  2. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)，但是(dànshì)胶水(jiāoshuǐ)不多(bùduō)了(le)，你(nǐ)少(shǎo)用(yòng)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Yes, but there is not much glue left. Use a little less.

  3. Dengdeng

    好的(hǎode)。哎(āi)，我的(wǒde)手(shǒu)怎么(zěnme)黏住(niánzhù)了(le)？

    OK. Hey, why is my hand stuck?

  4. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)手(shǒu)上(shàng)全是(quánshì)胶水(jiāoshuǐ)！

    Your hand is covered in glue!

  5. Dengdeng

    照片(zhàopiàn)贴好(tiēhǎo)了(le)，可是(kěshì)卡片(kǎpiàn)也(yě)贴(tiē)在(zài)手上(shǒushàng)了(le)。

    The photo is stuck on, but the card is stuck to my hand too.

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2 examples
01

一(yì)些(xiē)家(jiā)具(jù)是(shì)用(yòng)胶(jiāo)水(shuǐ)黏(nián)在(zài)一(yì)起(qǐ)。

Some furniture is put together with glue.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CS · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)用(yòng)胶(jiāo)水(shuǐ)把(bǎ)这(zhè)张(zhāng)纸(zhǐ)贴(tiē)在(zài)墙(qiáng)上(shàng)。

Please use glue to stick this piece of paper on the wall.

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