Meaning
sticky; to stick; paste
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhan” becomes a different word in each tone. 粘 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 粘贴zhān tiēto stick; to affix; to adhere; to paste (as in "copy and paste")
- 粘接zhān jiēto bond; to splice
- 粘连nián liánto adhere; to stick together
- 粘虫nián chóngarmy worm (e.g. Mythimna separata or Leucania separata etc, major cereal pests)
- 粘聚nián jùto cohere; to group together as a unit; to agglomerate
More Words
Example Sentence
糖果化了，粘在了纸上。Táng guǒ huà le, zhān zài le zhǐ shàng.The candy melted and stuck to the paper.
糖果Táng guǒcandy化huàto make into了le(completed action)，粘zhānto glue在zàiat了le(completed action)纸zhǐpaper (CL:张,沓)上shàngon。