锈
to rust, to corrode; to rust
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Words with 锈
- 生锈shēng xiù · shengxiu(of metal) to rust; to become rusty; (fig.) (of a skill etc) to get rusty; to deteriorate
- 茶锈chá xiù · chaxiutea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
- 铜锈tóng xiù · tongxiuverdigris
- 锈斑xiù bān · xiubanrust spot; rust stain (on metal); rusty spot (on plants)
- 锈蚀xiù shí · xiushito rust away
- 锈迹xiù jì · xiujirust stain
- 铁锈tiě xiù · tiexiurust
- 防锈fáng xiù · fangxiuto prevent rust; to resist rusting
- 不锈钢bù xiù gāng · buxiugangstainless steel
- 不锈铁bù xiù tiě · buxiutierust-resistant iron (an informal term for certain nickel-free stainless steels, usually of lower quality and less corrosion-resistant than true stainless steel such as 304 or 316)
- 铜锈层tóng xiù céng · tongxiucengpatina
- 铁锈带tiě xiù dài · tiexiudaiRust Belt
- 锈胸蓝姬鹟xiù xiōng lán jī wēng · xiuxionglanjiweng(bird species of China) slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula erithacus)
- 锈腹短翅鸫xiù fù duǎn chì dōng · xiufuduanchidong(bird species of China) rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra)
- 锈脸钩嘴鹛xiù liǎn gōu zuǐ méi · xiuliangouzuimei(bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys erythrogenys)
- 锈额斑翅鹛xiù é bān chì méi · xiuebanchimei(bird species of China) rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni)
- 锈红腹旋木雀xiù hóng fù xuán mù què · xiuhongfuxuanmuque(bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)
- 永不生锈的螺丝钉yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng · yongbushengxiudeluosidinga "screw that never rusts" – metaphor used in CCP propaganda to praise loyal, selfless contributors, famously applied to model worker Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1]
- 刀不磨要生锈,人不学要落后dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu · daobumoyaoshengxiu,renbuxueyaoluohou(proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study