生锈

shēng xiù

HSK 2.0 Level 6 Uncommon

Definitions

1. to rust
2. to grow rusty
3. to corrode
4. oxidization

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 防锈 fáng xiù 防锈 fáng xiù rust prevention 防锈 means 'rust-proof' or 'anti-rust'.: rust prevention

Related words

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• 锈 xiù 锈 xiù to corrode 锈 is the noun 'rust'; 生锈 is the verb 'to rust'.: to corrode

Synonyms

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• 腐蚀 fǔ shí 腐蚀 fǔ shí corrosion 腐蚀 focuses on chemical corrosion, often broader than rusting.: corrosion

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocation: 生锈的 + [metal object] to describe something rusty, e.g., 生锈的铁门.

Common mistakes

生锈 is a verb-object construction; 了 is placed after 生, not at the end (e.g., 生了锈).

Example Sentences

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这把刀 生锈 了。

This knife has rusted.

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Words Containing 生锈

• 刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后 刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后 dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu: a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
• 永不生锈的螺丝钉 永不生锈的螺丝钉 yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng: a \screw that never rusts\ — sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[léi fēng], to whom the metaphor is attributed
• 脑子生锈 脑子生锈 nǎo zi shēng xiù: lit. brains rusty

Child Words of 生锈

• 生 生 shēng: to be born
• 锈 锈 xiù: to corrode