生锈
shēng xiù
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Definitions
- 1. to rust
- 2. to grow rusty
- 3. to corrode
- 4. oxidization
Words Containing 生锈
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
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
nǎo zi shēng xiù
lit. brains rusty