gāba

嘎巴

Word · Verb

stick; become glued

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to stick; to adhere; to become glued

dialect

A dialectal term (mainly northern) describing the state where a sticky substance (like cooked rice, porridge, glue) dries out and sticks firmly to a surface, often becoming difficult to remove.

Zhōu粥
zhǔ煮
hú糊
le了
 ,
dōu都
gā嘎
ba巴
zài在
guō锅
dǐ底
le了
 。

The porridge got burnt and stuck to the bottom of the pot.

Jiāo胶
shuǐ水
bǎ把
shǒu手
hé和
zhǐ纸
gā嘎
ba巴
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
le了
 。

The glue stuck my hand to the paper.

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Táng糖
kuài块
shòu受
cháo潮
gā嘎
ba巴
zài在
táng糖
zhǐ纸
lǐ里
le了
 。

The candy got damp and stuck to the wrapper.