Meaning of 胶水
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- glue
How to use 胶水
胶水 refers to liquid glue, the kind you squeeze from a bottle or tube for paper, crafts, or small repairs. It is usually counted with 瓶 (píng) for a bottle. Example: 我用胶水把照片贴在本子上。(Wǒ yòng jiāoshuǐ bǎ zhàopiàn tiē zài běnzi shang.) I used glue to stick the photo in the notebook.
胶水 is literally "glue water": 胶 (jiāo) means glue or something sticky, and 水 (shuǐ) means water or liquid. Picture a liquid that makes things stick together.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 交 (jiāo) instead of 胶 because they sound the same. 胶 has the 月 side on the left, and 交 alone means to hand over or make friends, not glue.
胶水 in example sentences
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胶 jiāo · glue · 10 strokes
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水 shuǐ · water · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 胶水.
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 水平 | shuǐpíng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 药水 | yàoshuǐ | medicine in liquid form; bottled medicine |
| 凉水 | liángshuǐ | cool water; unboiled water |
| 海水 | hǎishuǐ | seawater |
| 汽水 | qìshuǐ | soda pop; carbonated soft drink |
| 泪水 | lèishuǐ | teardrop; tears |
| 矿泉水 | kuàngquánshuǐ | mineral water |
| 开水 | kāishuǐ | boiled water; boiling water |
| 纯净水 | chúnjìngshuǐ | purified water |
| 雨水 | yǔshuǐ | rainwater; rainfall; rain |
| 胶带 | jiāodài | adhesive tape; magnetic tape |
Questions about 胶水
What does 胶水 mean?
胶水 (jiāoshuǐ) means "glue" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 胶水?
胶水 is made of 2 characters: 胶 (10 strokes), 水 (4 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 胶水 an HSK word?
Yes. 胶水 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 胶水 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 胶水 is written 膠水.
What is the difference between 胶水 and 胶带?
胶水 (jiāoshuǐ) is liquid glue, while 胶带 (jiāodài) is adhesive tape. Both use 胶 for stickiness, but 带 means a strip or band.
Can 胶 be used alone to mean glue?
Sometimes, mostly in compounds or set phrases. In everyday speech people usually say 胶水 for liquid glue, or a specific word like 胶棒 (jiāobàng) for a glue stick.