黏液

niányè

noun #24,730

Meanings

1 mucus
2 slime
3 mucilage

Characters

sticky; adhesive

Examples

感冒时鼻子会分泌大量黏液。

Gǎnmào shí bízi huì fēnmì dàliàng niányè.

During a cold the nose secretes a large amount of mucus.

蜗牛爬行时会留下一道黏液。

Wōniú páxíng shí huì liúxià yī dào niányè.

A snail leaves a trail of slime as it crawls.

Tips

memory

黏 means sticky/adhesive (think glue), and 液 means liquid — so 黏液 is literally 'sticky liquid', which is exactly what mucus is.

Stroke Order

黏 nián

液 yè