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生锈 meaning in English

shēngxiù

(of metal) to rust; to become rusty; (fig.) (of a skill etc) to get rusty; to deteriorate

Traditional 生鏽17 strokes

Meaning of 生锈

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shēngxiù
  1. (of metal) to rust; to become rusty
  2. (fig.) (of a skill etc) to get rusty; to deteriorate

生锈 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

萨sà米mǐ将jiāng生shēng锈xiù的de叉chā子zi放fàng进jìn了le洗xǐ碗wǎn机jī。
Sami put the rusty fork in the dishwasher.
你nǐ的de刀dāo生shēng锈xiù了le。
Your knife is rusty.
如rú果guǒ你nǐ把bǎ自zì行xíng车chē留liú在zài雨yǔ中zhōng，它tā会huì生shēng锈xiù的de。
A bicycle will rust if you leave it in the rain.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

锈 xiù · to rust · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Related words

Words that share a character with 生锈.

先生xiānshengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
医生yīshēngdoctor; medical practitioner
生气shēngqìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
学生xuéshēngstudent; schoolchild
生日shēngrìbirthday
生病shēngbìngto fall ill
女生nǚshēngschoolgirl; female student
男生nánshēngschoolboy; male student
大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student; college student
小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student; schoolchild
中学生zhōngxuéshēngmiddle-school student; high school student
生活shēnghuóto live; life

Questions about 生锈

What does 生锈 mean?

生锈 (shēngxiù) means "(of metal) to rust; to become rusty; (fig.) (of a skill etc) to get rusty; to deteriorate".

How do you write 生锈?

生锈 is made of 2 characters: 生 (5 strokes), 锈 (12 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

How is 生锈 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 生锈 is written 生鏽.