Chinese word dictionary

粘扣

zhān kòu · velcro

Practice word

Word information

Simplified粘扣

Traditional粘扣

Pinyinzhān kòu

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

粘zhān

viscous, sticky, mucous, glutinous

扣kòu

to detain; to knock, to tap; button

How to learn 粘扣

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

折扣zhékòu

discount

扣kòu

button; to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); (fig.) to tag a label on sb; (Tw) (loanword) code

粘zhān

to glue; to paste; to adhere; to stick to

粘贴zhāntiē

to stick; to affix; to adhere; to paste (as in "copy and paste"); Taiwan pr. [nian2 tie1]; also written 黏貼|黏贴[nian2 tie1]

不折不扣bùzhé-búkòu

a hundred percent; to the letter; out-and-out

扣除kòuchú

to deduct