jiāo dài
ruban adhésif; sparadrap
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我需要一些胶带。
wǒ xūyào yīxiē jiāodài.
I need some tape.
请把胶带递给我。
qǐng bǎ jiāodài dì gěi wǒ.
Please pass me the tape.
这个胶带很粘。
zhège jiāodài hěn nián.
This tape is very sticky.
胶纸 (jiāo zhǐ)
adhesive tape
透明胶 (tòumíng jiāo)
cellophane tape
胶水 (jiāo shuǐ)
glue
粘合剂 (nián hé jì)
adhesive
The Chinese word 胶带 (jiāodài) for "adhesive tape" is composed of two characters: 胶 (jiāo) and 带 (dài). The character 胶 originally meant "glue" or "gum", and it is derived from the pictograph of a hand holding a piece of glue. The character 带 originally meant "belt" or "sash", and it is derived from the pictograph of a person wearing a belt. When these two characters are combined, they form the word 胶带, which literally means "glue belt" or "adhesive tape". This name accurately describes the function of adhesive tape, which is to hold things together by means of adhesion.
