泥

The character "泥" has 8 strokes. "泥" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "泥" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "泥" are "ní" "nì" . View the stroke order of "泥">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "泥"

n.: mud; mire; mashed mass

v.: plaster; putty; cover/daub with plaster

adj.: bigoted; obstinate; stubborn

• mud : n.泥；烂泥；泥浆；淤泥；（MUD）多用户网络游戏；多用户空间
• mire : n.泥潭；沼泽；泥沼；淤泥；污泥；烂泥；困境；泥炭生态系统
• plaster : n.灰泥；灰浆；墁灰；橡皮膏；熟石膏；石膏粉；烧石膏；膏药
• putty : n.油灰；腻子；擦光粉；抛光粉；油灰性状的物质
• bigoted : adj.不容异说的；偏执的；执拗的；心地狭窄的
• obstinate : adj.顽固的；固执的；倔强的；难改变的；难克服的；根深蒂固的
• stubborn : adj.顽固的；执拗的；倔强的；难移动的；难去除的；难治愈的

Form words with "泥"

鱼肉泥 fish paste

泥点儿 mud stains

珊瑚泥 coral mud

泥点子 mud stain

橡胶泥 rubber cement

一摊泥 a mud puddle

泥煤田 turbary

泥浴疗法 mud bath therapy

抹灰泥 plaster

泥坨 lump of mud; clod

糊一层泥 spread a layer of mud

明珠泥埋 a bright pearl buried in mud—fail to bring sb's talents to public notice

沾上泥 be stained with mud

地板上的泥脚印 muddy footprints on the floor

在泥地上留下印迹 leave impressions in the mud

泥地里的车辙印 tyre tracks in the mud

Example phrases using "泥"

• 摩托车开过时澎了她一身泥。

  The motor cycle spattered her with mud as it passed. / A passing motor cycle splashed mud on her.

• 在动手塑造前得把泥润湿。

  Wet the clay before you start to mould it.

• 燕子窝是用泥和草筑成的。

  A swallow’s nest is made of earth and grass.

• 一辆小汽车疾驰而过，溅了他们一身泥。

  A car sped/whirled past, spattering mud all over them.

• 把鞋底上的泥摔打掉。

  Beat the dirt off the sole of your shoes.

• 他朝那辆溅了他一身泥的汽车骂了一连串脏话。

  He shouted out a stream of filth at the car that had splashed him all over with mud.

• 他跺掉鞋上的泥。

  He stamped the mud off/from his shoes.

• 我的鞋上全是泥。

  My shoes were covered with mud.

• 混浊是由于鱼把泥给搅起来了。

  Cloudiness is caused by the fish stirring up mud.

• 邻居们在射泥鸽子时射中了他的眼睛。

  He was shot in the eye as neighbours potted clay pigeons.