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蚀 shí

to nibble at, to erode; an eclipse

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 6
Radical
饣
Traditional
蝕
Type
Ideograph
Made of 饣虫 ⿰饣虫

Memory hint: An insect 虫 bite 饣; 饣 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 铁在潮湿的环境中容易被腐蚀。
    Tiě zài cháoshī de huánjìng zhōng róngyì bèi fǔshí.
    Iron is easily corroded in a humid environment.
    iron at humid (particle) environment in easy by corrode
  2. 这块金属被腐蚀了吗？
    Zhè kuài jīnshǔ bèi fǔshí le ma?
    Has this piece of metal been corroded?
    this (measure) metal by corrode (particle) (question)
  3. 涂一层油漆能防止金属被腐蚀。
    Tú yì céng yóuqī néng fángzhǐ jīnshǔ bèi fǔshí.
    Painting a layer of paint can prevent metal from corroding.
    paint one (measure) paint can prevent metal by corrode (suggestion)
  4. 这种材料并不容易被腐蚀。
    Zhè zhǒng cáiliào bìng bù róngyì bèi fǔshí.
    This material isn't easily corroded at all.
    this (measure) material not (particle) not easy by corrode
  5. 在海边，很多金属制品都被海水腐蚀了。
    Zài hǎibiān, hěn duō jīnshǔ zhìpǐn dōu bèi hǎishuǐ fǔshí le.
    By the seaside, many metal products have been corroded by seawater.
    at seaside, very many metal product all by seawater corrode (particle)

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