shí

nibble away; erode; eclipse

DEFINITIONS

蝕 shí
  • to nibble away at sth
  • to eat into
  • to erode

WORDS

qīn shí to erode; to corrode
作用 qīn shí zuò yòng erosion
piān shí partial eclipse
偷雞不成把米 tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom); fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off; to go for wool and come back shorn
偷雞不著把米 tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3]
quán shí total eclipse
bīng shí glaciated; eroded by ice
bō shí to corrode; to expose by corrosion (geology)
rì shí variant of 日食[ri4 shi2]
yuè shí variant of 月食[yue4 shi2]
chōng shí to erode; erosion
làng shí wave erosion
hǎi shí coastal erosion; marine abrasion
xiāo shí erosion; wearing away; ablation
róng shí dissolving; erosion by groundwater; corrosion
作用 róng shí zuò yòng dissolving; erosion by groundwater; corrosion
症 bái shí zhèng vitiligo
mó shí erosion; abrasion
耐腐 nài fǔ shí proof against corrosion
nài shí to resist corrosion
fǔ shí corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically); to rot; corruption
劑 fǔ shí jì a corrosive (chemical)
性 fǔ shí xìng (lit. and fig.) corrosive; corrosiveness
zhù shí to corrupt; to erode
刻 shí kè to etch; engraving
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