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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 ni2mud; clay; paste; pulp
2泥土 泥土 ni2 tu3earth; soil; mud; clay
3水泥 水泥 shuǐ shui3 ni2cement; Classifiers:
4泥沙 泥沙 shāni2 sha1silt
5泥浆 泥漿 jiāngni2 jiang1slurry; mud
6淤泥 淤泥 yu1 ni2silt; sludge; ooze
7泥坑 泥坑 kēngni2 keng1mud pit; mire; morass
8污泥 污泥 wu1 ni2mud; sludge
9萝卜快了不洗泥 蘿蔔快了不洗泥 luó bo kuài le luo2 bo5 kuai4 le5 bu4 xi3 ni2when 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 ni2 fu1 ji4poultice
11泥人 泥人 rénni2 ren2clay figurine
12白水泥 白水泥 bái shuǐ bai2 shui3 ni2white cement
13草泥马 草泥馬 cǎo cao3 ni2 ma3grass 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 ér rǎnchu1 yu1 ni2 er2 bu4 ran3lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom); fig. to be principled and incorruptible
15大醉如泥 大醉如泥 zuì da4 zui4 ru2 ni2to be dead drunk (idiom)
16挡泥板 擋泥板 dǎng bǎndang3 ni2 ban3mudguard
17封泥 封泥 fēng feng1 ni2sealing clay; lute
18钢骨水泥 鋼骨水泥 gāng shuǐ gang1 gu3 shui3 ni2reinforced concrete
19钢筋水泥 鋼筋水泥 gāng jīn shuǐ gang1 jin1 shui3 ni2reinforced concrete
20硅酸盐水泥 硅酸鹽水泥 guī suān yán shuǐ gui1 suan1 yan2 shui3 ni2Portland cement
21灰泥 灰泥 huī hui1 ni2plaster; mortar
22和稀泥 和稀泥 huò huo4 xi1 ni2to try to smooth things over; to paper over the issues; to gloss things over
23胶泥 膠泥 jiāo jiao1 ni2clay
24浚泥船 浚泥船 jùn chuánjun4 ni2 chuan2dredger
25烂泥 爛泥 làn lan4 ni2mud; mire
26烂泥扶不上墙 爛泥扶不上牆 làn shàng qiánglan4 ni2 fu2 bu4 shang4 qiang2useless (idiom); worthless; inept
27烂泥糊不上墙 爛泥糊不上牆 làn shàng qiánglan4 ni2 hu2 bu4 shang4 qiang2see 烂泥扶不上墙
28烂醉如泥 爛醉如泥 làn zuì lan4 zui4 ru2 ni2lit. as drunk as mud; completely drunk
29绿泥石 綠泥石 shílu:4 ni2 shi2chlorite (geology)
30马铃薯泥 馬鈴薯泥 líng shǔ ma3 ling2 shu3 ni2mashed potato
31抹稀泥 抹稀泥 mo3 xi1 ni2see 和稀泥
32南泥湾 南泥灣 nán wānNan2 ni2 wan1Nanniwan
33泥巴 泥巴 ni2 ba1mud
34泥铲 泥鏟 chǎnni2 chan3trowel
35泥刀 泥刀 dāoni2 dao1trowel
36泥封 泥封 fēngni2 feng1to seal jars etc with mud, clay or lute; lute; luting
37泥工 泥工 gōngni2 gong1mason; masonry work
38泥垢 泥垢 gòuni2 gou4dirt; grime
39泥孩 泥孩 háini2 hai2clay doll
40泥灰 泥灰 huīni2 hui1lime plaster (construction)
41泥金 泥金 jīnni2 jin1to gild; gilt
42泥煤 泥煤 méini2 mei2peat
43泥淖 泥淖 nàoni2 nao4mud; muddy swamp; sump; fig. a sticky predicament
44泥泞 泥濘 nìngni2 ning4muddy; mud
45泥牛入海 泥牛入海 niú hǎini2 niu2 ru4 hai3lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
46泥盆纪 泥盆紀 pén Ni2 pen2 ji4Devonian (geological period 417-354m years ago)
47泥菩萨 泥菩薩 ni2 pu2 sa4clay Bodhisattva
48泥菩萨过江 泥菩薩過江 guò jiāngni2 pu2 sa4 guo4 jiang1clay 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 guò jiāng , shēn nán bǎoni2 pu2 sa4 guo4 jiang1 , zi4 shen1 nan2 bao3like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety; unable to save oneself, let alone others
50泥鳅 泥鰍 qiuni2 qiu5loach; mud fish; Classifiers:
51泥沙俱下 泥沙俱下 shā xiàni2 sha1 ju4 xia4mud and sand flow together (idiom); good and bad mingle
52泥石流 泥石流 shí liúni2 shi2 liu2landslide; torrent of mud and stones; mudslide
53泥首谢罪 泥首謝罪 shǒu xiè zuìni2 shou3 xie4 zui4to humbly sue for pardon (idiom)
54泥水 泥水 shuǐni2 shui3muddy water; mud; masonry (craft)
55泥水匠 泥水匠 shuǐ jiàngni2 shui3 jiang4mason
56泥塑 泥塑 ni2 su4clay modeling; clay figurine or statue
57泥胎 泥胎 tāini2 tai1clay idol
58泥潭 泥潭 tánni2 tan2quagmire
59泥炭 泥炭 tànni2 tan4peat
60泥炭藓 泥炭蘚 tàn xiǎnni2 tan4 xian3matted sphagnum moss (Sphagnum palustre)
61泥涂轩冕 泥塗軒冕 xuān miǎnni2 tu2 xuan1 mian3to despise titles and high offices
62泥腿 泥腿 tuǐni2 tui3peasant; yokel
63泥腿子 泥腿子 tuǐ zini2 tui3 zi5peasant; yokel
64泥瓦匠 泥瓦匠 jiàngni2 wa3 jiang4bricklayer; tiler; mason
65泥岩 泥岩 yánni2 yan2mudstone; shale
66泥沼 泥沼 zhǎoni2 zhao3swamp
67泥质 泥質 zhìni2 zhi4muddy
68泥质岩 泥質岩 zhì yánni2 zhi4 yan2mudstone (geology)
69泥质页岩 泥質頁岩 zhì yánni2 zhi4 ye4 yan2mudstone
70泥醉 泥醉 zuìni2 zui4blind drunk; drunk as drunk can be
71判若云泥 判若雲泥 pàn ruò yún pan4 ruo4 yun2 ni2as different as heaven and earth (idiom); worlds apart
72肉泥烂酱 肉泥爛醬 ròu làn jiàngrou4 ni2 lan4 jiang4horrifying sight of dismembered bodies and mashed flesh (idiom)
73软泥 軟泥 ruǎn ruan3 ni2soft mud; silt; sludge; ooze (geology)
74软泥儿 軟泥兒 ruǎn rruan3 ni2 r5erhua variant of 软泥
75山泥倾泻 山泥傾瀉 shān qīng xièshan1 ni2 qing1 xie4a landslide
76土豆泥 土豆泥 dòu tu3 dou4 ni2mashed potato
77脱泥 脫泥 tuō tuo1 ni2to remove mud; desliming (in coal production)
78拖泥带水 拖泥帶水 tuō dài shuǐtuo1 ni2 dai4 shui3lit. wading in mud and water; a slovenly job; sloppy
79削铁如泥 削鐵如泥 xuē tiě xue1 tie3 ru2 ni2keen-edged; to cut through iron like butter (idiom)
80雪泥 雪泥 xuě xue3 ni2dirty snow; slush; abbr. for 雪泥鸿爪
81雪泥鸿爪 雪泥鴻爪 xuě hóng zhǎoxue3 ni2 hong2 zhao3a 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 lěi yan4 zi5 xian2 ni2 lei3 da4 wo1the 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 yin4 ni2red ink paste used for seal
84鹰嘴豆泥 鷹嘴豆泥 yīng zuǐ dòu ying1 zui3 dou4 ni2hummus
85芋泥 芋泥 Yu4 ni2yam paste (a snack in Chaozhou cuisine)
86枣泥 棗泥 zǎo zao3 ni2jujube paste
87嘴啃泥 嘴啃泥 zuǐ kěn zui3 ken3 ni2to fall flat on one's face

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