黏附 (nián fù) — to adhere; to stick to | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

黏附 (niánfù) is a formal/written verb meaning 'to adhere / stick to', used in scientific and abstract contexts (glue to surfaces, bacteria to cells, ideas to minds). It is more technical than the everyday verb 粘 (zhān).

verb

to adhereto stick to

Examples

黏附。
Zhè zhǒng jiāo shuǐ néng láo gù de nián fù zài jīn shǔ biǎo miàn.
This glue can firmly adhere to metal surfaces.
黏附。
Xì jūn tōng guò jūn máo nián fù zài sù zhǔ xì bāo shàng.
Bacteria adhere to host cells through pili.
黏附。
Zhè xiē guān niàn yǐ jīng shēn shēn nián fù zài rén men xīn zhōng.
These ideas have deeply adhered in people's hearts.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

附fùattach

Sticky and attach combine to mean adhere.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

黍占黏

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

黏 is built from 黍, which carries the sense, and 占, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

阝付附

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

付

付fù附fù

Same sound today

附 pairs 阝, written in full as 阜, with 付 as the sound part.

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