胶水 (jiāo shuǐ): glue

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HSK 6noun

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Pinyin
Meaning: glue
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 6

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glue

Chinese explanation

一种黏性的液体，用来把纸张、木头、塑料等物体粘在一起。涂在物体表面后，等它变干，物体就固定住了。日常生活中常见的胶水有液体胶、固体胶棒等。

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HSK 1

Shui ethnic group

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Example sentences

My younger sister accidentally spilled glue on her skirt during art class; after she got home, Mom soaked it in warm water for a long time before it was finally clean.

The wing of this toy airplane broke off, so Dad glued it back on with strong glue, and the child could play with it again.

During crafts, the teacher reminded everyone not to apply too much glue; otherwise, the paper would wrinkle and affect the appearance of the work.

He accidentally mixed two kinds of chemical glue in the lab, which produced a pungent smell, and everyone quickly opened the windows for ventilation.

Mom glued the torn photo album back together page by page with glue, saying that these photos record our family's wonderful memories and cannot be thrown away.

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