海绵 (hǎi mián) — sponge (marine animal or cleaning material); foam rubber (material used in upholstery, etc.)

Definição

Exemplos

• 我需要一块新的海绵来洗碗。
  Wǒ xū yào yí kuài xīn de hǎi mián lái xǐ wǎn.
  I need a new sponge to wash dishes.
• 海底的很多种海绵是动物，不是植物。
  Hǎi dǐ de hěn duō zhǒng hǎi mián shì dòng wù, bú shì zhí wù.
  Many types of sponges on the seafloor are animals, not plants.
• 这种沙发里用的是海绵，不是棉花。
  Zhè zhǒng shā fā lǐ yòng de shì hǎi mián, bú shì mián huā.
  This sofa is filled with foam rubber, not cotton.