Chinese word

填充物

Pronunciation

Pinyintián chōng wù

Meaning

  • nounfilling

Example

牙医给我换了填充物。yá yī gěi wǒ huàn le tián chōng wù

The dentist replaced my filling.

Illustration for 填充物 (filling)

More examples

这个玩具的填充物是棉花。zhè ge wán jù de tián chōng wù shì mián huā

The stuffing in this toy is cotton.

Core concept

A substance that occupies a hollow space and makes the larger object complete or usable.

Common phrases

  • 牙齿的填充物yá chǐ de tián chōng wù

    dental filling

  • 玩具的填充物wán jù de tián chōng wù

    toy stuffing

  • 临时填充物lín shí tián chōng wù

    temporary filling

Similar words

填料tián liào: Material added to fill empty spaces in an object, product, or structure.
馅儿xiànr: Food ingredients put inside items such as buns and dumplings.
补牙材料bǔ yá cái liào: Material inserted into a tooth to repair a cavity.

Definition in Chinese

指用于补牙或修补器物空洞的填塞材料，也可泛指任何用来填充的物体或物质。zhǐ yòng yú bǔ yá huò xiū bǔ qì wù kōng dòng de tián sè cái liào yě kě fàn zhǐ rèn hé yòng lái tián chōng de wù tǐ huò wù zhì

Word origin

填充物 (tiánchōngwù, "filling") combines 填 (tián, "fill") + 充 (chōng, "fill") with 物 (wù, "thing or material"), making the word a direct name for a material that fills a space.

Usage tips

  • Outside dentistry, the word can describe contents inside objects such as cushions or toys, and naming the material makes the intended kind of filling clear.

Other meanings

  • fillernoun

Opposites

  • 空洞kōng dòngcavitynoun
  • 缺损quē sǔndefectnoun

Related words

  • 填充tián chōngfillverb
  • 填充剂tián chōng jìfillernoun
  • 填充料tián chōng liàofilling materialnoun

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