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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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