锈 xiù

rust, corrode

HSK 6 #3366

DEFINITIONS

  • rust, corrode
  • to corrode
  • to rust

STROKES

WORDS

生锈 shēng xiù
HSK 6
to rust; to grow rusty; to corrode; oxidization
不锈钢 bù xiù gāng stainless steel
铁锈 tiě xiù rust
防锈 fáng xiù rust prevention; anti-corrosion
锈蚀 xiù shí corrosion; rust
锈斑 xiù bān rust spot; blemish (on plants)
不锈铁 bù xiù tiě stainless iron
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[Lei2 Feng1], to whom the metaphor is attributed
脑子生锈 nǎo zi shēng xiù lit. brains rusty; ossified thinking
茶锈 chá xiù tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
锈红腹旋木雀 xiù hóng fù xuán mù què (bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)
锈胸蓝姬鹟 xiù xiōng lán jī wēng (bird species of China) slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsonii)
锈腹短翅鸫 xiù fù duǎn chì dōng (bird species of China) rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra)
锈脸钩嘴鹛 xiù liǎn gōu zuǐ méi (bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrogenys)
锈铁 xiù tiě rusty iron
锈额斑翅鹛 xiù é bān chì méi (bird species of China) rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni)
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