泥

ní · ni/nì · ni

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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ní 泥

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

nì 泥

  1. restrained

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.

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