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污泥
wū ní
Pinyin
Definition
污泥
-
wū ní
mud
sludge
Character Decomposition
污
氵
二
㇉
泥
氵
尸
匕
Related Words
(20)
水泥
shuǐ ní
1
cement
2
CL:袋[dài]
污染
wū rǎn
1
pollution
2
contamination
3
CL:個|个[gè]
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
1
to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
土豆泥
tǔ dòu ní
1
mashed potato
拖泥带水
tuō ní dài shuǐ
1
lit. wading in mud and water
2
a slovenly job
3
sloppy
拘泥
jū nì
1
to be a stickler for formalities
2
to rigidly adhere to
3
to cling to
4
constrained
5
ill at ease
枣泥
zǎo ní
1
jujube paste
污
wū
1
variant of 污[wū]
污吏
wū lì
1
a corrupt official
污垢
wū gòu
1
filth
污染物
wū rǎn wù
1
pollutant
污水
wū shuǐ
1
sewage
污泥
wū ní
1
mud
2
sludge
污渍
wū zì
1
stain
污浊
wū zhuó
1
dirty
2
muddy
3
foul (sewer)
污秽
wū huì
1
nasty
2
sordid
3
filthy
污蔑
wū miè
1
variant of 污衊|污蔑[wū miè]
污辱
wū rǔ
1
to humiliate
2
to insult
3
to tarnish
4
to sully
污点
wū diǎn
1
stain
2
taint
油污
yóu wū
1
greasy and dirty
2
oil pollution
Idioms
(15)
出淤泥而不染
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
1
lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
2
fig. to be principled and incorruptible
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
1
as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
2
worlds apart
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
1
to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
奸官污吏
jiān guān wū lì
1
traitor minister and corrupt official (idiom); abuse and corruption
泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
1
conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
泥沙俱下
ní shā jù xià
1
mud and sand flow together (idiom)
2
good and bad mingle
泥牛入海
ní niú rù hǎi
1
lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
燕子衔泥垒大窝
yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō
1
the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)
2
many a little makes a mickle
烂泥扶不上墙
làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng
1
useless (idiom)
2
worthless
3
inept
皎皎者易污
jiǎo jiǎo zhě yì wū
1
Virtue is easily sullied. (idiom)
藏垢纳污
cáng gòu nà wū
1
to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
2
aiding and abetting wicked deeds
藏污纳垢
cáng wū nà gòu
1
to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
2
aiding and abetting wicked deeds
贪官污吏
tān guān wū lì
1
grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
赃官污吏
zāng guān wū lì
1
grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
雪泥鸿爪
xuě ní hóng zhǎo
1
a goose's footprint in the snow
2
vestiges of the past (idiom)
3
the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)
Sample Sentences