Chinese–EnglishWith examples

泥

ní · ni/nì · ni

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 6

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

ní 泥

  1. mud
  2. clay
  3. paste
  4. pulp

nì 泥

  1. restrained
Embed this word

Put this word on your class page or blog. Keep the link under the frame, so people can find the word. More widgets

In a conversation

0:17 cartoon

Muddy shoes

  1. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)鞋(xié)怎么(zěnme)全(quán)是(shì)泥(ní)？

    Why are your shoes covered in mud?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去(qù)爬山(páshān)了(le)，路上(lùshang)都(dōu)是(shì)泥(ní)。

    I went hiking. The path was all mud.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)先(xiān)在(zài)门口(ménkǒu)脱(tuō)鞋(xié)吧(ba)。

    Then take your shoes off at the door first.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)脱(tuō)了(le)鞋(xié)再(zài)进(jìn)去(qù)。

    Okay. I'll take them off before I come in.

  5. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)！你的(nǐde)袜子(wàzi)也(yě)全(quán)是(shì)泥(ní)！

    Wait! Your socks are all muddy too!

Tap a word for its meaning in this line. The characters’ voices are computer-generated.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

雨(yǔ)后(hòu)的(de)路(lù)上(shang)全(quán)是(shì)泥(ní)，走(zǒu)起(qǐ)来(lái)很(hěn)费(fèi)劲(jìn)。

After the rain, the road was all mud, and walking was very hard.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)用(yòng)泥(ní)捏(niē)出(chū)各(gè)种(zhǒng)小(xiǎo)动(dòng)物(wù)。

The children used clay to mold all kinds of small animals.

Sources & licenses

How to write

Stroke order & practice

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

Browse all wordsExplore words in context