锈

To rust in Chinese: 锈 (xiù)

xiù

to rust

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 鏽1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to rust

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锈

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄡˋ

xiù

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

锈

Simplified

鏽

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这把旧刀已经生锈了。

    zhè bǎ jiù dāo yǐ jīng shēng xiù le。

    This old knife has already rusted.

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Related words

嗅觉

xiù jué

sense of smell

须

xū

must

虚

xū

emptiness

虚构

xū gòu

to make up

虚幻

xū huàn

imaginary

虚假

xū jiǎ

false

虚拟

xū nǐ

to imagine

虚弱

xū ruò

weak

虚伪

xū wěi

false

需

xū

to require

徐徐

xú xú

slowly

许

xǔ

to allow

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