锈
xiù
Pinyin

Definition

锈
 - 
xiù
  1. to corrode
  2. to rust

Character Decomposition

Related Words (4)

生锈
shēng xiù
  1. 1 to rust
  2. 2 to grow rusty
  3. 3 to corrode
  4. 4 oxidization
锈蚀
xiù shí
  1. 1 corrosion
  2. 2 rust
防锈
fáng xiù
  1. 1 rust prevention
  2. 2 anti-corrosion
锈
xiù
  1. 1 to corrode
  2. 2 to rust

Idioms (1)

刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
  1. 1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)

Sample Sentences

铁饭碗也会生锈啊，你待的私人企业才好，说不定快升职了呢！
tiěfànwǎn yě huì shēngxiù a ，nǐ dāi de sīrén qǐyè cái hǎo ，shuōbudìng kuài shēngzhí le ne ！
Stable jobs still wear out! Staying at a private business like you is better. Perhaps you are about to get a promotion!
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站在城门外穿着腐锈的铁衣
zhàn zài chéng mén wài chuān zhe fǔ xiù de tiě yī
Will stand outside the gates wearing their rusty iron armor,
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