How to say “glue” in Chinese
glue (liquid)
“Glue” in Chinese is 胶水, jiāo shuǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
胶水 is read jiāo shuǐ: 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.
A picture of a stream.
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 “胶水”.
More words from the lesson “Just in case”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “glue” in Chinese?
“Glue” in Chinese is 胶水, pinyin jiāoshuǐ.
What does 胶水 mean?
胶水 (jiāoshuǐ) means “glue (liquid)”.
How do you write 胶水?
胶水 is 2 characters: 胶 (jiāo) — glue; rubber; 水 (shuǐ) — water. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 胶水?
胶水 is read jiāoshuǐ. Tones: jiāo — first tone, shuǐ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“glue” 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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