泥 ní

To complete this step you need to listen to the audio pronunciation of the word once.

Start completing the learning steps to receive the bonus.

You have completed 4/7 steps. Keep going!

Congratulations! You have completed the first learning sequence for this character.

Temple Coins Received

Unlocks in 48h after completing the first learning phase.

Start completing the learning steps to receive the bonus.

You have completed 4/7 steps. Keep going!

Congratulations! You have completed the second learning sequence for this character.

Temple Coins Received

Unlocks in 7 days after completing the second learning phase.

Start completing the learning steps to receive the bonus.

You have completed 4/7 steps. Keep going!

Congratulations! You have completed the second learning sequence for this character.

Temple Coins Received

Slide 1 Heading

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolor

Click Here

Slide 2 Heading

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolor

Click Here

Slide 3 Heading

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolor

Click Here

Previous slide

Next slide

Number of strokes

Traditional form

泥 ní

Contains the radical

氵 shuǐ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

water

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰氵尼

Semantic compound

氵 shuǐ

Phonetic compound

尼 ní

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 shuǐ represents the meaning and 尼 ní represents the sound.

Practice your Chinese writing skills and learn precisely where and when to draw every stroke of the
Chinese word 泥 ní .
Press the Show Strokes button to see the strokes and their order and hit Start Drawing when you are
ready to practice.

To complete this step you need to write the word once.

Spread the word

“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”

Lao Tzu Tweet

Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 泥 ní in different contexts.

To complete this step you need to listen to each of the five Chinese sentences at least once. and scroll down.

都 dōu 帮忙 bāngmáng .他们 tā men 爱 ài 这个 zhè ge . 多 duō 咱 zán 他们 tā men 像 xiàng 了 le 一摊泥 ní ,他们 tā men 才 cái 觉得 juéde 上 shǎng 了 le 算 suàn ,他们 tā men 满意 mǎnyì , 还 Huán 替 tì 我 wǒ 作 zuò 义务 yìwù 的 de 宣传 xuānchuán .

They were pleased and satisfied; they advertised me to their friends.

强 Qiáng 酸性 suān xìng 泥炭 ní tàn 土 Tǔ 常 Cháng 呈现 chéngxiàn 低 dī 钙 gài .

Strongly acid peat soils are often low in calcium.

对 duì 延 Yán 时曝气 qì 法 fǎ 而言 ér yán ,理论 lǐlùn 上 shǎng 污泥 wū ní 生成 shēng chéng 量 liáng 应 Yìng 为 wéi 零 líng .

Theoretically sludge yield is nil for the extended aeration process.

较 jiào 软 ruǎn 的 de 岩石 yánshí 风化 fēng huà 成 Chéng 了 le 泥土 ní tǔ .

The softer rock has been weathered away into soil.

这些 zhè xiē 种子 zhǒngzi 必须 bìxū 盖 Gě 上 shǎng 一 yī 层 céng 泥土 ní tǔ .

These seeds must be covered with a layer of earth.

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 泥 ní in their composition.

To complete this step you need to read and scroll down.

Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
泥 ní	mud	泥 ní
水泥 shuǐní	cement	水泥 shuǐní
泥土 ní tǔ	earth	泥土 ní tǔ
泥巴 ní bā	mud	泥巴 ní bā
土豆泥 tǔ dòu ní	mashed potato	土豆泥 tǔ dòu ní
泥浆 ní jiāng	slurry	泥漿
泥潭 ní tán	quagmire	泥潭 ní tán
淤泥 yū ní	silt	淤泥 yū ní
泥石流 ní shí liú	landslide	泥石流 ní shí liú
泥泞 ní nìng	muddy	泥濘
烂泥 làn ní	mud	爛泥
拘泥 jū nì	to cling to	拘泥 jū nì
泥沙 ní shā	silt	泥沙 ní shā
泥沼 ní zhǎo	swamp	泥沼 ní zhǎo
污泥 wū ní	mud	污泥 wū ní
泥水 ní shuǐ	mud	泥水 ní shuǐ
泥煤 ní méi	peat	泥煤 ní méi
泥鳅 ní qiu	loach	泥鰍
泥炭 ní tàn	peat	泥炭 ní tàn
挡泥板 dǎng ní bǎn	mudguard	擋泥板
拖泥带水 tuō ní dài shuǐ	a slovenly job	拖泥帶水
泥坑 ní kēng	mud pit	泥坑 ní kēng
泥塑 ní sù	clay modeling	泥塑 ní sù
泥岩 ní yán	mudstone	泥岩 ní yán
钢筋水泥 gāng jīn shuǐ ní	reinforced concrete	鋼筋水泥