How to say “glue” in Chinese
glue; stick
“Glue” in Chinese is 粘, zhān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
粘 is read zhān. 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, 米 “rice”: sticky rice. On the right, 占 zhàn hints at the reading, as it also does in 站 zhàn.
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 “粘”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 粘. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这种糖很粘牙zhèzhǒngtánghěnzhānyáThese sweets stick to your teeth.
- 用胶带粘一下就好了yòngjiāodàizhānyíxiàjiùhǎoleJust tape it up and that's it.
- 我把照片粘在了本子上wǒbǎzhàopiànzhānzàileběnzishangI glued the photo into my notebook.
- 把这段文字粘贴到文档里bǎzhèduànwénzìzhāntiēdàowéndàngliPaste this piece of text into the document.
- 请把链接粘贴到浏览器里qǐngbǎliànjiēzhāntiēdàoliúlǎnqìliPlease paste the link into the browser.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Throw on, roll up, stick”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “glue” in Chinese?
“Glue” in Chinese is 粘, pinyin zhān.
What does 粘 mean?
粘 (zhān) means “glue; stick”.
How do you write 粘?
粘 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 粘?
粘 is read zhān. Tones: zhān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“glue” in the lesson “Throw on, roll up, stick”
This word is from the topic “Hands and objects” 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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