糊
glue; stick; burn; porridge
Meanings
3 senses · 9 examplesverb
stick with adhesive paste; glue
Used for bonding paper, fabric, or attaching objects to surfaces with paste or glue.
I sealed this envelope with glue.
The workers are coating the ceiling to prevent water leaks.
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She made a beautiful kite with colored paper and paste.
Please help me patch this torn poster with paste.
During the Spring Festival, we make new paper window decorations and paste them on the windows.
verb
burn; scorch
dialectA variant usage referring to food being burnt or scorched, common in northern Chinese dialects.
The rice got burnt, it smells charred.
Be careful not to let the vegetables burn in the pot.
noun
porridge; thick gruel
literaryOften used in formal or literary contexts, the traditional written form is 餬.
In ancient times, poor people often survived on thin gruel.
During times of war, people could only drink thin gruel to satisfy their hunger.