粘乎乎 (nián) — sticky, slimy, gooey (vivid descriptor for texture or appearance)
Definition
Vivid, colloquial adjective for a sticky, gooey texture — stronger and more sensory than 粘 (nián), which is plain 'sticky' and often a classifier/verb. Often reduplicated as 粘乎乎的 after the noun.
adjective
stickyslimygooey (vivid descriptor for texture or appearance)
Examples
- 粘乎乎，。Zhè wǎn miàn tiáo nián de, wǒ chī bú xià qù.This bowl of noodles is sticky; I can't eat it.
- 粘乎乎。Tā de shǒu shàng quán shì nián de jiāo shuǐ.His hands are covered in sticky glue.
- 粘乎乎。Zhè zhǒng táng fàng jiǔ le jiù huì biàn de nián de.This kind of candy becomes gooey if kept for too long.
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