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水泥

shuǐ ní · shui ni

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 6Measure word: 袋 dài

Meaning

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  1. cement
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Careful, wet cement

  1. Liangliang

    小心(xiǎoxīn)，这里(zhèlǐ)的(de)水泥(shuǐní)还(hái)没(méi)干(gān)！

    Careful, the cement here is not dry yet!

  2. Dengdeng

    哪里(nǎlǐ)？我(wǒ)没(méi)看见(kànjiàn)。

    Where? I do not see it.

  3. Liangliang

    就(jiù)在(zài)你(nǐ)脚下(jiǎoxià)。

    Right under your feet.

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！我的(wǒde)新(xīn)鞋(xié)！

    Ah! My new shoes!

  5. Liangliang

    别(bié)动(dòng)！再(zài)站(zhàn)一会儿(yīhuìr)，鞋(xié)和(hé)水泥(shuǐní)就(jiù)一起(yīqǐ)干(gān)了(le)。

    Do not move! Stand a bit longer and your shoes and the cement will dry together.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)往(wǎng)下(xià)看(kàn)，是(shì)一(yí)片(piàn)水(shuǐ)泥(ní)丛(cóng)林(lín)。

Looking down, we saw a concrete jungle.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

水(shuǐ)泥(ní)会(huì)在(zài)数(shù)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)内(nèi)凝(níng)固(gù)。

The cement will set in a couple of hours.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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