凝膠

简 凝胶 · 繁 凝膠
Mandarin · pinyin níng jiāo

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  1. gel
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凝
níng · coagulate; congeal; freeze
膠
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胶
jiāo · glue, gum, resin, rubber; sound; shin bone
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2–1 · ning2 jiao1

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jing4 gaau1

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noun

  1. gel

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