糊 (hú) — to paste, to glue; (resultative complement) to become burnt or scorched (food); (resultative complement) to become blurred or muddled
Definition
糊 (hú) is both a verb 'to paste/glue' (paste paper 糊纸) and a resultative complement meaning 'burnt' (food) or 'blurred' (a photo). For gluing, 粘 emphasizes sticking by itself; 胶水 is the noun for glue.
verb
to pasteto glue(resultative complement) to become burnt or scorched (food)(resultative complement) to become blurred or muddled
Easily confused
Examples
- 糊。Tā bǎ zhǐ hú zài chuāng hu shàng.He pasted paper onto the window.
- 糊，。Ròu kǎo hú le, bù néng chī le.The meat is burnt and can't be eaten.
- ，糊。Xiàng jī méi tiáo hǎo, zhào piàn dōu zhào hú le.The camera wasn't adjusted well, and all the photos came out blurred.
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