Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
1 | 泥 | 泥 | ní | ni2 | mud; clay; paste; pulp | ||
2 | 泥土 | 泥土 | ní tǔ | ni2 tu3 | earth; soil; mud; clay | ||
3 | 水泥 | 水泥 | shuǐ ní | shui3 ni2 | cement; Classifiers: 袋 | ||
4 | 泥沙 | 泥沙 | ní shā | ni2 sha1 | silt | ||
5 | 泥浆 | 泥漿 | ní jiāng | ni2 jiang1 | slurry; mud | ||
6 | 淤泥 | 淤泥 | yū ní | yu1 ni2 | silt; sludge; ooze | ||
7 | 泥坑 | 泥坑 | ní kēng | ni2 keng1 | mud pit; mire; morass | ||
8 | 污泥 | 污泥 | wū ní | wu1 ni2 | mud; sludge | ||
9 | 萝卜快了不洗泥 | 蘿蔔快了不洗泥 | luó bo kuài le bù xǐ ní | luo2 bo5 kuai4 le5 bu4 xi3 ni2 | when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom); fig. when business is booming, merchants tend to offer goods of inferior quality | ||
10 | 泥敷剂 | 泥敷劑 | ní fū jì | ni2 fu1 ji4 | poultice | ||
11 | 泥人 | 泥人 | ní rén | ni2 ren2 | clay figurine | ||
12 | 白水泥 | 白水泥 | bái shuǐ ní | bai2 shui3 ni2 | white cement | ||
13 | 草泥马 | 草泥馬 | cǎo ní mǎ | cao3 ni2 ma3 | grass mud horse; used as a substitute for 肏你妈 , to mock or avoid censorship on the Internet | ||
14 | 出淤泥而不染 | 出淤泥而不染 | chū yū ní ér bù rǎn | chu1 yu1 ni2 er2 bu4 ran3 | lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom); fig. to be principled and incorruptible | ||
15 | 大醉如泥 | 大醉如泥 | dà zuì rú ní | da4 zui4 ru2 ni2 | to be dead drunk (idiom) | ||
16 | 挡泥板 | 擋泥板 | dǎng ní bǎn | dang3 ni2 ban3 | mudguard | ||
17 | 封泥 | 封泥 | fēng ní | feng1 ni2 | sealing clay; lute | ||
18 | 钢骨水泥 | 鋼骨水泥 | gāng gǔ shuǐ ní | gang1 gu3 shui3 ni2 | reinforced concrete | ||
19 | 钢筋水泥 | 鋼筋水泥 | gāng jīn shuǐ ní | gang1 jin1 shui3 ni2 | reinforced concrete | ||
20 | 硅酸盐水泥 | 硅酸鹽水泥 | guī suān yán shuǐ ní | gui1 suan1 yan2 shui3 ni2 | Portland cement | ||
21 | 灰泥 | 灰泥 | huī ní | hui1 ni2 | plaster; mortar | ||
22 | 和稀泥 | 和稀泥 | huò xī ní | huo4 xi1 ni2 | to try to smooth things over; to paper over the issues; to gloss things over | ||
23 | 胶泥 | 膠泥 | jiāo ní | jiao1 ni2 | clay | ||
24 | 浚泥船 | 浚泥船 | jùn ní chuán | jun4 ni2 chuan2 | dredger | ||
25 | 烂泥 | 爛泥 | làn ní | lan4 ni2 | mud; mire | ||
26 | 烂泥扶不上墙 | 爛泥扶不上牆 | làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng | lan4 ni2 fu2 bu4 shang4 qiang2 | useless (idiom); worthless; inept | ||
27 | 烂泥糊不上墙 | 爛泥糊不上牆 | làn ní hú bù shàng qiáng | lan4 ni2 hu2 bu4 shang4 qiang2 | see 烂泥扶不上墙 | ||
28 | 烂醉如泥 | 爛醉如泥 | làn zuì rú ní | lan4 zui4 ru2 ni2 | lit. as drunk as mud; completely drunk | ||
29 | 绿泥石 | 綠泥石 | lǜ ní shí | lu:4 ni2 shi2 | chlorite (geology) | ||
30 | 马铃薯泥 | 馬鈴薯泥 | mǎ líng shǔ ní | ma3 ling2 shu3 ni2 | mashed potato | ||
31 | 抹稀泥 | 抹稀泥 | mǒ xī ní | mo3 xi1 ni2 | see 和稀泥 | ||
32 | 南泥湾 | 南泥灣 | nán ní wān | Nan2 ni2 wan1 | Nanniwan | ||
33 | 泥巴 | 泥巴 | ní bā | ni2 ba1 | mud | ||
34 | 泥铲 | 泥鏟 | ní chǎn | ni2 chan3 | trowel | ||
35 | 泥刀 | 泥刀 | ní dāo | ni2 dao1 | trowel | ||
36 | 泥封 | 泥封 | ní fēng | ni2 feng1 | to seal jars etc with mud, clay or lute; lute; luting | ||
37 | 泥工 | 泥工 | ní gōng | ni2 gong1 | mason; masonry work | ||
38 | 泥垢 | 泥垢 | ní gòu | ni2 gou4 | dirt; grime | ||
39 | 泥孩 | 泥孩 | ní hái | ni2 hai2 | clay doll | ||
40 | 泥灰 | 泥灰 | ní huī | ni2 hui1 | lime plaster (construction) | ||
41 | 泥金 | 泥金 | ní jīn | ni2 jin1 | to gild; gilt | ||
42 | 泥煤 | 泥煤 | ní méi | ni2 mei2 | peat | ||
43 | 泥淖 | 泥淖 | ní nào | ni2 nao4 | mud; muddy swamp; sump; fig. a sticky predicament | ||
44 | 泥泞 | 泥濘 | ní nìng | ni2 ning4 | muddy; mud | ||
45 | 泥牛入海 | 泥牛入海 | ní niú rù hǎi | ni2 niu2 ru4 hai3 | lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning | ||
46 | 泥盆纪 | 泥盆紀 | ní pén jì | Ni2 pen2 ji4 | Devonian (geological period 417-354m years ago) | ||
47 | 泥菩萨 | 泥菩薩 | ní pú sà | ni2 pu2 sa4 | clay Bodhisattva | ||
48 | 泥菩萨过江 | 泥菩薩過江 | ní pú sà guò jiāng | ni2 pu2 sa4 guo4 jiang1 | clay Boddhisattva passes through river; a snowball's chances in hell | ||
49 | 泥菩萨过江,自身难保 | 泥菩薩過江,自身難保 | ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎo | ni2 pu2 sa4 guo4 jiang1 , zi4 shen1 nan2 bao3 | like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety; unable to save oneself, let alone others | ||
50 | 泥鳅 | 泥鰍 | ní qiu | ni2 qiu5 | loach; mud fish; Classifiers: 条 | ||
51 | 泥沙俱下 | 泥沙俱下 | ní shā jù xià | ni2 sha1 ju4 xia4 | mud and sand flow together (idiom); good and bad mingle | ||
52 | 泥石流 | 泥石流 | ní shí liú | ni2 shi2 liu2 | landslide; torrent of mud and stones; mudslide | ||
53 | 泥首谢罪 | 泥首謝罪 | ní shǒu xiè zuì | ni2 shou3 xie4 zui4 | to humbly sue for pardon (idiom) | ||
54 | 泥水 | 泥水 | ní shuǐ | ni2 shui3 | muddy water; mud; masonry (craft) | ||
55 | 泥水匠 | 泥水匠 | ní shuǐ jiàng | ni2 shui3 jiang4 | mason | ||
56 | 泥塑 | 泥塑 | ní sù | ni2 su4 | clay modeling; clay figurine or statue | ||
57 | 泥胎 | 泥胎 | ní tāi | ni2 tai1 | clay idol | ||
58 | 泥潭 | 泥潭 | ní tán | ni2 tan2 | quagmire | ||
59 | 泥炭 | 泥炭 | ní tàn | ni2 tan4 | peat | ||
60 | 泥炭藓 | 泥炭蘚 | ní tàn xiǎn | ni2 tan4 xian3 | matted sphagnum moss (Sphagnum palustre) | ||
61 | 泥涂轩冕 | 泥塗軒冕 | ní tú xuān miǎn | ni2 tu2 xuan1 mian3 | to despise titles and high offices | ||
62 | 泥腿 | 泥腿 | ní tuǐ | ni2 tui3 | peasant; yokel | ||
63 | 泥腿子 | 泥腿子 | ní tuǐ zi | ni2 tui3 zi5 | peasant; yokel | ||
64 | 泥瓦匠 | 泥瓦匠 | ní wǎ jiàng | ni2 wa3 jiang4 | bricklayer; tiler; mason | ||
65 | 泥岩 | 泥岩 | ní yán | ni2 yan2 | mudstone; shale | ||
66 | 泥沼 | 泥沼 | ní zhǎo | ni2 zhao3 | swamp | ||
67 | 泥质 | 泥質 | ní zhì | ni2 zhi4 | muddy | ||
68 | 泥质岩 | 泥質岩 | ní zhì yán | ni2 zhi4 yan2 | mudstone (geology) | ||
69 | 泥质页岩 | 泥質頁岩 | ní zhì yè yán | ni2 zhi4 ye4 yan2 | mudstone | ||
70 | 泥醉 | 泥醉 | ní zuì | ni2 zui4 | blind drunk; drunk as drunk can be | ||
71 | 判若云泥 | 判若雲泥 | pàn ruò yún ní | pan4 ruo4 yun2 ni2 | as different as heaven and earth (idiom); worlds apart | ||
72 | 肉泥烂酱 | 肉泥爛醬 | ròu ní làn jiàng | rou4 ni2 lan4 jiang4 | horrifying sight of dismembered bodies and mashed flesh (idiom) | ||
73 | 软泥 | 軟泥 | ruǎn ní | ruan3 ni2 | soft mud; silt; sludge; ooze (geology) | ||
74 | 软泥儿 | 軟泥兒 | ruǎn ní r | ruan3 ni2 r5 | erhua variant of 软泥 | ||
75 | 山泥倾泻 | 山泥傾瀉 | shān ní qīng xiè | shan1 ni2 qing1 xie4 | a landslide | ||
76 | 土豆泥 | 土豆泥 | tǔ dòu ní | tu3 dou4 ni2 | mashed potato | ||
77 | 脱泥 | 脫泥 | tuō ní | tuo1 ni2 | to remove mud; desliming (in coal production) | ||
78 | 拖泥带水 | 拖泥帶水 | tuō ní dài shuǐ | tuo1 ni2 dai4 shui3 | lit. wading in mud and water; a slovenly job; sloppy | ||
79 | 削铁如泥 | 削鐵如泥 | xuē tiě rú ní | xue1 tie3 ru2 ni2 | keen-edged; to cut through iron like butter (idiom) | ||
80 | 雪泥 | 雪泥 | xuě ní | xue3 ni2 | dirty snow; slush; abbr. for 雪泥鸿爪 | ||
81 | 雪泥鸿爪 | 雪泥鴻爪 | xuě ní hóng zhǎo | xue3 ni2 hong2 zhao3 | a goose's footprint in the snow; vestiges of the past (idiom); the fleeting nature of human life (idiom) | ||
82 | 燕子衔泥垒大窝 | 燕子銜泥壘大窩 | yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō | yan4 zi5 xian2 ni2 lei3 da4 wo1 | the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom); many a little makes a mickle | ||
83 | 印泥 | 印泥 | yìn ní | yin4 ni2 | red ink paste used for seal | ||
84 | 鹰嘴豆泥 | 鷹嘴豆泥 | yīng zuǐ dòu ní | ying1 zui3 dou4 ni2 | hummus | ||
85 | 芋泥 | 芋泥 | yù ní | Yu4 ni2 | yam paste (a snack in Chaozhou cuisine) | ||
86 | 枣泥 | 棗泥 | zǎo ní | zao3 ni2 | jujube paste | ||
87 | 嘴啃泥 | 嘴啃泥 | zuǐ kěn ní | zui3 ken3 ni2 | to fall flat on one's face |
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