粘乎乎

niánhūhū

adjective #26,187

Meanings

1 sticky
2 slimy
3 gooey

Characters

sticky; adhesive

particle used in reduplicated expressions

Examples

孩子们的手粘乎乎的，满是糖。

Háizi men de shǒu niánhūhū de, mǎn shì táng.

The children's hands were sticky and covered in candy.

这个胶水粘乎乎的，很难洗掉。

Zhège jiāoshuǐ niánhūhū de, hěn nán xǐ diào.

This glue is very sticky and hard to wash off.

Tips

grammar

粘乎乎 uses the A乎乎 reduplication pattern to intensify tactile descriptions. Similar forms: 软乎乎 (soft), 热乎乎 (warm), 凉乎乎 (cool).

Stroke Order

粘 zhān

乎 hū