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生锈

shēng xiù
HSK 2.0 Level 6 Uncommon

Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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防锈
fáng xiù

rust prevention

防锈 means 'rust-proof' or 'anti-rust'.

Related words

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锈
xiù

to corrode

锈 is the noun 'rust'; 生锈 is the verb 'to rust'.

Synonyms

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腐蚀
fǔ shí

corrosion

腐蚀 focuses on chemical corrosion, often broader than rusting.

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
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

Child Words of 生锈

生
shēng

to be born

锈
xiù

to corrode