nián
黏
sticky; glutinous; adhesive
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
sticky; adhesive; glutinous
Describes the property of a substance that causes it to adhere to surfaces. Often used for foods like rice, or materials like glue.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
jiāo胶
shuǐ水
tè特
bié别
nián黏
。
This glue is especially sticky.
Gāng刚
zhǔ煮
hǎo好
de的
nuò糯
mǐ米
hěn很
nián黏
。
The freshly cooked glutinous rice is very sticky.
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Tā他
de的
shǒu手
zhǐ指
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
zhān沾
shàng上
le了
nián黏
nián黏
de的
táng糖
jiāng浆
。
His fingers accidentally got covered in sticky syrup.
Nián年
gāo糕
shì是
yòng用
nián黏
mǐ米
zuò做
de的
。
Rice cakes are made from glutinous rice.