sticky, gooey; sluggish, listless
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
sticky; gooey; gluey
informalTypically used to describe the physical texture of food or substances.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
nián年
gāo糕
hěn很
nián黏
hu糊
，
hěn很
hǎo好
chī吃
。
This kind of rice cake is very sticky and delicious.
Táng糖
jiāng浆
tài太
nián黏
hu糊
le了
，
nòng弄
dé得
wǒ我
shǒu手
shàng上
dōu都
shì是
。
The syrup is too sticky; it got all over my hands.
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Tā他
gāng刚
hú糊
wán完
chuāng窗
hu户
，
shǒu手
shàng上
dōu都
shì是
nián黏
hu糊
de的
jiàng糨
zi子
。
He just finished pasting the windows, and his hands are covered in sticky paste.
adjective
sluggish; listless; slow-moving
informalDescribes a person's slow pace or lack of energy, often in a somewhat negative or critical way.
Tā他
jīn今
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
tè特
bié别
nián黏
hu糊
，
kě可
néng能
shì是
méi没
shuì睡
hǎo好
。
He looks particularly sluggish this morning; maybe he didn't sleep well.
Zuò做
shì事
bié别
nà那
me么
nián黏
hu糊
，
yào要
guǒ果
duàn断
yī一
diǎn点
。
Don't be so slow and indecisive when working; be more decisive.
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Bié别
kàn看
tā他
zài在
jiā家
nián黏
nián黏
hū糊
hū糊
de的
，
yī一
dào到
qiú球
chǎng场
jiù就
shēng生
lóng龙
huó活
hǔ虎
。
Don't look at how sluggish he is at home; he's full of energy the moment he hits the court.