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CHINESE CHARACTER

jiāo

胶

胶

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glue; rubber

Numbered pinyin
jiao1
English meanings
glue; gum; rubber; sticky

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他yòng用jiāoshuǐ胶水bǎ把zhǐ纸zhān粘hǎo好le了。

    He glued the paper back together with glue.

  2. 02

    zhè这zhǒng种jiāodài胶带hěn很jiēshi结实。

    This kind of tape is very strong.

Explore words connected to this character.

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