坨
stick together; lump; clod
Meanings
3 senses · 9 examplesverb
to stick together; to become soggy and clumped
Primarily used for noodles or dough that have been overcooked or left sitting too long, causing them to lose firmness and adhere to each other.
The noodles are getting soggy and stuck together—hurry up and eat.
This bowl of noodles has been sitting too long and has already clumped into a single mass.
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Add some oil when cooking noodles, and they won't stick together as easily.
noun
lump; clod; clay ball
Often takes the diminutive suffix '儿' (erhua) when referring to small lumps or specific types of rounded masses.
This is a starch dumpling made from potato starch.
There was a lump of wax sitting on the table.
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The children rolled the mud into lumps.
measure word
lump; clump; blob (used for irregular masses)
informalColloquial measure word for shapeless or semi-solid masses, often with humorous or vulgar connotations when referring to excrement.
There is a pile of dog poop on the ground.
He bought a lump of dough.
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The mason scooped up a clump of mud from the ground.