Pinyin: jiāo English Definition: to glue; glue; gum; rubber Chinese Definition: ①黏性物质,有用动物的皮或角等熬成的,亦有植物分泌的和人工合成的:胶质。胶原。鳔胶。乳胶。万能胶。如胶似漆。胶合板。 ②用橡胶树的分泌物制成的有弹性的物质:橡胶。胶鞋。胶皮。胶布。 ③有黏性像胶的:胶泥。胶水。 ④粘着,粘合:胶合。胶着。胶柱鼓瑟。
Open that old tome from the bookshelf over the fireplace, stick your nose in its pages and smell the ink, the glue and the immortality of the printed words.