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水泥

shuǐ ní · shui ni

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

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.

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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