Chinese word

糊

Pronunciation

Pinyinhú

Meaning

  • nounglue

Example

我需要一管糊来修理书的封面。wǒ xū yào yì guǎn hú lái xiū lǐ shū de fēng miàn

I need a tube of glue to repair the book cover.

Illustration for 糊 (glue)

More examples

老师让我们用浆糊把资料贴在黑板上。lǎo shī ràng wǒ men yòng jiāng hú bǎ zī liào tiē zài hēi bǎn shàng

The teacher asked us to use glue to stick the materials on the blackboard.

Core concept

A spreadable coating that creates a lasting bond between paper, cloth, or other surfaces.

Common phrases

  • 用糊粘贴yòng hú zhān tiē

    paste with glue

  • 刷上浆糊shuā shàng jiāng hú

    brush on glue

  • 一瓶浆糊yì píng jiāng hú

    a bottle of glue

Similar words

胶水jiāo shuǐ: A liquid adhesive used to attach paper and other light materials.
胶带jiāo dài: A strip of material with an adhesive side for attaching or reinforcing things.
浆糊jiāng hú: A whitish, sticky starch paste used to attach paper or cloth.

Definition in Chinese

指用于把纸、布等粘在一起的粘稠物质，常由淀粉、胶或合成树脂制成。zhǐ yòng yú bǎ zhǐ bù děng zhān zài yì qǐ de nián chóu wù zhì cháng yóu diàn fěn jiāo huò hé chéng shù zhī zhì chéng

Word origin

糊 (hú, "glue") is a phono-semantic character: 米 (mǐ, "rice") points to the original starch paste, while 胡 (hú, "phonetic element") supplies the sound.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, 糊 (hú, "glue") can also be used as a verb for applying paste to attach or cover something, so its grammatical role depends on the sentence.

Related words

  • 浆糊jiāng húgluenoun
  • 糊弄hù nòngdeceiveverb
  • 糊涂hú túconfusedadjective

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