填料 (tián liào) — packing material (for sealing, gaskets); stuffing (for food, pillows)
Definition
A technical/culinary noun for the material that fills a space — e.g. sealant packing in machinery, or the filling inside dumplings and pillows. Always a physical substance; never abstract.
noun
packing material (for sealing, gaskets)stuffing (for food, pillows)
Examples
- 填料。Zhè zhǒng tián liào cháng yòng yú jī xiè mì fēng.This type of packing is commonly used in mechanical seals.
- ，填料。Zuò jiǎo zi de shí hou, wǒ men bǎ ròu xiàn hé shū cài zuò wéi tián liào.When making dumplings, we use meat filling and vegetables as stuffing.
- 填料。Zhěn tou lǐ yòng de shì róu ruǎn de tián liào.The pillow uses soft stuffing.
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