粘液 (nián yè) — mucus

Definition

Examples

• 感冒的时候，鼻子里会有很多粘液。
  Gǎn mào de shí hou, bí zi lǐ huì yǒu hěn duō nián yè.
  When you have a cold, there is a lot of mucus in the nose.
• 这种药物可以减少胃部粘液的分泌。
  Zhè zhǒng yào wù kě yǐ jiǎn shǎo wèi bù nián yè de fēn mì.
  This medication can reduce the secretion of mucus in the stomach.
• 蜗牛爬过的地方会留下一层粘液。
  Wō niú pá guò de dì fāng huì liú xià yī céng nián yè.
  Snails leave a layer of mucus wherever they crawl.