It describes a sticky, wet, and often unpleasant texture or physical state.
Word in 30 Seconds
- Describes something sticky and unpleasant to the touch.
- Often used for food texture or sweaty skin.
- Conveys a slightly negative or uncomfortable sensory feeling.
1) 概览：黏糊糊是一个叠词形容词，生动地描绘了某种带有黏性、湿润且往往让人感到不适的物理状态。在汉语中，叠词的使用增强了感官体验的直观感。
2) 用法模式：它通常充当定语（如：黏糊糊的汗水）或谓语（如：地板黏糊糊的）。在口语中，它常带有轻微的厌恶或不快的情绪色彩，表示物体触感不干净、不干爽。
3) 常见语境：最常用于描述夏季出汗后的皮肤、打翻的糖浆或果酱、以及因潮湿而变得软糯的食物（如没煮好的米饭）。此外，它也常被用来形容糟糕的天气，如潮湿闷热的梅雨季节。
4) 近义词辨析：与“黏稠”相比，“黏糊糊”更侧重于触感和主观感受，而“黏稠”多用于描述液体的物理属性（如黏稠的粥）。与“粘”相比，它更具描述性和形象性。
Examples
地上洒了汽水，踩上去黏糊糊的。
everydayThe floor has soda spilled on it, and it feels sticky underfoot.
我不喜欢这种黏糊糊的触感。
informalI don't like this sticky texture.
这碗粥煮得太久，变得黏糊糊的。
everydayThis porridge was boiled too long and became gooey.
Common Collocations
Common Phrases
黏黏糊糊
very sticky/messy
弄得黏糊糊的
make something sticky/messy
Often Confused With
Refers to the high viscosity of a liquid, such as honey or thick soup. It is more objective and scientific.
Refers to a person who is overly clingy or dependent. It is a behavioral description, not a physical one.
Grammar Patterns
How to Use It
Usage Notes
This word is strictly informal and used in spoken Mandarin. It carries a negative connotation regarding cleanliness or comfort. Avoid using it in professional settings.
Common Mistakes
Learners often use it to describe everything sticky, but it is specifically for 'wet-sticky' feelings. Do not use it for 'dry-sticky' things like tape or glue.
Tips
Use for vivid sensory descriptions
Use this word when you want to emphasize how unpleasant a sticky surface feels. It adds more emotion than simply saying 'sticky'.
Avoid in formal writing
This is a colloquial term. Do not use it in business reports or formal essays; use '黏性' or '粘稠' instead.
Summer humidity context
In Southern China, people often use this to describe the 'sticky' feeling caused by high humidity during the rainy season.
Word Origin
Derived from the character '黏' (sticky) combined with the reduplication suffix '-hu-hu', which adds a descriptive, sensory quality common in Chinese adjective formation.
Cultural Context
In Chinese culture, cleanliness is highly valued. Describing something as '黏糊糊' is a clear sign that you find the environment or object unpleasant or unhygienic.
Memory Tip
Think of the sound 'nian-hu-hu' as the sound of your shoes sticking to a spilled soda on the floor. It sounds soft and messy, just like the feeling.
Frequently Asked Questions
3 questions通常不直接形容性格。但如果形容一个人做事拖泥带水、不够干脆，有时会用“黏黏糊糊”来表达这种磨蹭的状态。
不属于。它是一个非常口语化的词，多用于日常交流，不建议在正式的公文或学术写作中使用。
“黏”是基础形容词，表示物理属性；而“黏糊糊”增加了叠词的修辞效果，强调了那种湿润、软塌塌的负面触感。
Test Yourself
夏天天气太热，身上出了一层___的汗。
因为汗水是潮湿且带有黏性的，所以用黏糊糊最贴切。
Score: /1
Summary
It describes a sticky, wet, and often unpleasant texture or physical state.
- Describes something sticky and unpleasant to the touch.
- Often used for food texture or sweaty skin.
- Conveys a slightly negative or uncomfortable sensory feeling.
Use for vivid sensory descriptions
Use this word when you want to emphasize how unpleasant a sticky surface feels. It adds more emotion than simply saying 'sticky'.
Avoid in formal writing
This is a colloquial term. Do not use it in business reports or formal essays; use '黏性' or '粘稠' instead.
Summer humidity context
In Southern China, people often use this to describe the 'sticky' feeling caused by high humidity during the rainy season.
Examples
3 of 3地上洒了汽水，踩上去黏糊糊的。
The floor has soda spilled on it, and it feels sticky underfoot.
我不喜欢这种黏糊糊的触感。
I don't like this sticky texture.
这碗粥煮得太久，变得黏糊糊的。
This porridge was boiled too long and became gooey.
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