粘

zhān · zhan/nián · nian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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zhān 粘

  1. to glue; to paste
  2. to adhere; to stick to

nián 粘

  1. variant of 黏 (nián)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)的(de)鞋(xié)底(dǐ)粘(zhān)了(le)口(kǒu)香(xiāng)糖(táng)。

There was some chewing gum on the sole of Tom's shoe.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)用(yòng)胶(jiāo)水(shuǐ)把(bǎ)这(zhè)两(liǎng)张(zhāng)纸(zhǐ)粘(zhān)在(zài)一(yì)起(qǐ)。

Please use glue to stick these two sheets of paper together.

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