腐蚀 meaning in English

fǔshí

corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically)

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 腐蝕23 strokes

Meaning of 腐蚀

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fǔshí
  1. corrosion
  2. to corrode (degrade chemically)
  3. to rot
  4. corruption

腐蚀 in example sentences

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

酸suān性xìng会huì腐fǔ蚀shí含hán有yǒu金jīn属shǔ的de物wù质zhì。
Acid acts on things which contain metal.
酸suān性xìng腐fǔ蚀shí了le金jīn属shǔ。
The acid ate into the metal.
乐lè观guān如rú明míng灯dēng,照zhào亮liàng希xī望wàng的de前qián程chéng. 消xiāo极jí如rú毒dú品pǐn,腐fǔ蚀shí健jiàn康kāng的de心xīn灵líng.
Optimism is like the lamp of hope. Pessimism [or negativity] is like a drug of sorrow.

Stroke order for each character

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

腐 fǔ · to spoil · 14 strokes

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蚀 shí · to nibble at · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 腐蚀.

豆腐dòufutofu; bean curd
腐败fǔbàicorruption; to corrupt
腐烂fǔlànto rot; to putrefy
腐朽fǔxiǔrotten; decayed
腐化fǔhuàto rot; to decay
侵蚀qīnshíto erode; to corrode
日蚀rìshívariant of 日食[ri4 shi2]
防腐fángfǔrotproof; antiseptic

Questions about 腐蚀

What does 腐蚀 mean?

腐蚀 (fǔshí) means "corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 腐蚀?

腐蚀 is made of 2 characters: 腐 (14 strokes), 蚀 (9 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.

Is 腐蚀 an HSK word?

Yes. 腐蚀 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 腐蚀 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 腐蚀 is written 腐蝕.