海绵

hǎi mián

CL 块 kuài 片 piàn

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. sponge (zoology)
2. sponge (piece of absorbent material, either natural or made from plastic etc)
3. foam rubber

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 泡沫 pào mò 泡沫 pào mò foam 海绵常指多孔材料，而泡沫指气体分散在液体或固体中形成的结构: foam
• 抹布 mā bù 抹布 mā bù cleaning rag 海绵常用于清洁，抹布也是清洁工具: cleaning rag
• 吸水 xī shuǐ 吸水 xī shuǐ absorbent 海绵具有吸水的特性: absorbent

Usage notes

Common mistakes

海绵作为动物时，是低等多细胞生物，非植物。常见错误是将其归类为植物。

Formality

在口语中，海绵可指海绵状的材料，如“海绵蛋糕”，比较随意。

Example Sentences

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这块 海绵 很吸水。

This sponge absorbs water well.

海绵 吸水。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 677985)

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Words Containing 海绵

• 海绵宝宝 海绵宝宝 hǎi mián bǎo bǎo: SpongeBob SquarePants (US TV animated series, 1999-)
• 海绵状 海绵状 hǎi mián zhuàng: spongy
• 海绵体 海绵体 hǎi mián tǐ: erectile tissue (genital)
• 牛海绵状脑病 牛海绵状脑病 niú hǎi mián zhuàng nǎo bìng: bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE

Child Words of 海绵

• 海 海 hǎi: ocean
• 绵 绵 mián: silk floss