How to say “adhesive tape” in Chinese
adhesive tape
“Adhesive tape” in Chinese is 胶带, jiāo dài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
胶带 is read jiāo dài: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 月 “flesh”: glue was boiled from hides and bones. On the right, 交 jiāo hints at the reading, as it also does in 较 jiào.
Below, 巾 “cloth”: originally a belt.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “胶带”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 胶带. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 用胶带把通知贴在门上yòngjiāodàibǎtōngzhītiēzàiménshangTape the notice to the door.
- 请帮我买两卷胶带qǐngbāngwǒmǎiliǎngjuǎnjiāodàiPlease buy me two rolls of tape.
- 用胶带粘一下就好了yòngjiāodàizhānyíxiàjiùhǎoleJust tape it up and that's it.
More words from the lesson “Just in case”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “adhesive tape” in Chinese?
“Adhesive tape” in Chinese is 胶带, pinyin jiāodài.
What does 胶带 mean?
胶带 (jiāodài) means “adhesive tape”.
How do you write 胶带?
胶带 is 2 characters: 胶 (jiāo) — glue; rubber; 带 (dài) — belt; bring along. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 胶带?
胶带 is read jiāodài. Tones: jiāo — first tone, dài — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“adhesive tape” in the lesson “Just in case”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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