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HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. mud
  2. 2. clay
  3. 3. paste
  4. 4. pulp

Example Sentences

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鷹嘴豆
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13111499)

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Words Containing 泥

烂泥扶不上墙
làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng

useless (idiom)

胶泥
jiāo ní

clay

泥泞
ní nìng

muddy

枣泥
zǎo ní

jujube paste

泥沙俱下
ní shā jù xià

mud and sand flow together (idiom)

罱泥船
lǎn ní chuán

boat used for collecting river sludge (to use as a fertilizer)

烂泥
làn ní

mud

泥沼
ní zhǎo

swamp

挡泥板
dǎng ní bǎn

mudguard

泥守
nì shǒu

stubborn and conservative

封泥
fēng ní

sealing clay

泥石流
ní shí liú

landslide

泥垢
ní gòu

dirt

泥刀
ní dāo

trowel

拘泥
jū nì

to be a stickler for formalities

泥子
nì zi

putty (used by plumbers and glaziers)

脱泥
tuō ní

to remove mud

泥牛入海
ní niú rù hǎi

lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning

污泥
wū ní

mud

泥人
ní rén

clay figurine

泥煤
ní méi

peat

白水泥
bái shuǐ ní

white cement

水泥
shuǐ ní

cement

泥炭藓
ní tàn xiǎn

matted sphagnum moss (Sphagnum palustre)

泥质岩
ní zhì yán

mudstone (geology)

泥菩萨
ní pú sà

clay Bodhisattva

马铃薯泥
mǎ líng shǔ ní

mashed potato

拔出萝卜带出泥
bá chū luó bo dài chū ní

lit. when you pull a radish out of the ground, some dirt comes up with it (idiom)

泥封
ní fēng

to seal jars etc with mud, clay or lute

泥犁
ní lí

(Buddhism) Naraka

绿泥石
lǜ ní shí

chlorite (geology)

土豆泥
tǔ dòu ní

mashed potato

泥质
ní zhì

muddy

泥盆纪
ní pén jì

Devonian (geological period 417-354m years ago)

鹰嘴豆泥
yīng zuǐ dòu ní

hummus

橡皮泥
xiàng pí ní

plasticine

雪泥
xuě ní

dirty snow

嘴啃泥
zuǐ kěn ní

to fall flat on one's face

泥胎
ní tāi

clay idol

泥腿
ní tuǐ

peasant

浚泥船
jùn ní chuán

dredger

泥巴
ní bā

mud

拖泥带水
tuō ní dài shuǐ

lit. wading in mud and water

泥工
ní gōng

mason

泥灰
ní huī

lime plaster (construction)

烂泥糊不上墙
làn ní hú bù shàng qiáng

see 爛泥扶不上牆|烂泥扶不上墙[làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng]

泥瓦匠
ní wǎ jiàng

bricklayer

泥质页岩
ní zhì yè yán

mudstone

钢筋水泥
gāng jīn shuǐ ní

reinforced concrete

泥水
ní shuǐ

muddy water

草泥马
cǎo ní mǎ

grass mud horse

泥金
ní jīn

to gild

泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà

conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)

泥古
nì gǔ

stick-in-the-mud

软泥
ruǎn ní

soft mud

泥水匠
ní shuǐ jiàng

mason

泥腿子
ní tuǐ zi

peasant

泥炭
ní tàn

peat

烂醉如泥
làn zuì rú ní

(idiom) to be dead drunk; to be plastered

燕子衔泥垒大窝
yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō

the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)

泥淖
ní nào

mud

泥沙
ní shā

silt

和稀泥
huò xī ní

to try to smooth things over

泥潭
ní tán

quagmire

硅酸盐水泥
guī suān yán shuǐ ní

Portland cement

判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní

as different as heaven and earth (idiom)

往泥里踩
wǎng nì lǐ cǎi

to belittle

泥土
ní tǔ

earth; soil; mud; clay

淤泥
yū ní

silt

泥鳅
ní qiu

loach

彩泥
cǎi ní

playdough

泥铲
ní chǎn

trowel

泥孩
ní hái

clay doll

泥塑
ní sù

clay modeling

印泥
yìn ní

red ink paste used for seal

泥菩萨过江,自身难保
ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎo

like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety

泥浆
ní jiāng

slurry; mud

山泥倾泻
shān ní qīng xiè

a landslide

萝卜快了不洗泥
luó bo kuài le bù xǐ ní

when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom)

泥醉
ní zuì

blind drunk

泥坑
ní kēng

mud pit

雪泥鸿爪
xuě ní hóng zhǎo

a goose's footprint in the snow

芋泥
yù ní

yam paste (a snack in Chaozhou cuisine)

灰泥
huī ní

plaster

泥岩
ní yán

mudstone

泥涂轩冕
ní tú xuān miǎn

to despise titles and high offices

泥敷剂
ní fū jì

poultice

抹稀泥
mǒ xī ní

see 和稀泥[huò xī ní]

出淤泥而不染
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn

lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)

钢骨水泥
gāng gǔ shuǐ ní

reinforced concrete

南泥湾
nán ní wān

Nanniwan, township 45 km south of Yan'an 延安[yán ān], Shaanxi