(zhān) — to stick, to glue, to adhere

Definition

粘 (zhān) is the physical act of sticking or gluing things together with adhesive. Pairs naturally with 胶水; use 贴 when attaching something to a surface (贴 a stamp), and 粘贴 in computing ('paste').

verb
to stickto glueto adhere

Examples

  • Qǐng bǎ xìn fēng de kǒu zhān shàng.
    Please glue the flap of the envelope shut.
  • Zhè guǎn jiāo shuǐ bú tài hǎo le, zhān bú zhù.
    This tube of glue is not very good anymore — it won't hold.
  • Tā xiǎo xīn dì bǎ suì zhǐ piàn zhān zài yì qǐ.
    She carefully glued the torn pieces of paper together.

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