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淤泥

yūní
noun #20,290

Meanings

  1. 1 silt
  2. 2 sludge
  3. 3 mud
  4. 4 ooze

Characters

淤
yū
silted up / clogged
泥
ní
mud / clay

Examples

河床上积满了淤泥。
Héchuáng shàng jī mǎn le yūní.
The riverbed was filled with silt.
出淤泥而不染是荷花精神的象征。
Chūyūní'érbùrǎn shì héhuā jīngshén de xiàngzhēng.
'Emerging from the mud unstained' is a symbol of the lotus spirit.

Tips

culture
The phrase 出淤泥而不染 (emerging from mud without being stained) is a classical reference to the lotus flower, symbolizing moral purity in a corrupt environment. From Song dynasty poet 周敦颐's 'Ode to the Lotus'.

Stroke Order

淤 yū
泥 ní

Related Words

出淤泥而不染 chūyūníérbùrǎn
to emerge from the mud unstained / to remain pure and principled amid a corrupt environment
淤 yū #9,536
to silt up; to become clogged with sediment / to stagnate; to accumulate (of blood, mud)
泥 ní HSK 6 #4,090
mud; clay; mire / paste; mashed substance
泥土 nítǔ HSK 7-9 #8,200
earth; soil; dirt / clay; mud
软泥 ruǎnní #53,883
soft mud / silt / ooze (geology) / sludge
泥巴 níba #11,629
mud (colloquial)
水泥 shuǐní HSK 6 #7,461
cement / concrete (colloquial)
泥沙 níshā #39,432
silt / mud and sand / sediment
烂泥 lànní #19,054
mud / mire / slush
泥潭 nítán HSK 7-9 #18,288
quagmire / mud pit / morass
淤泥 yūní
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