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Meaning of 淤泥

淤泥 means silt; sludge; sediment; mud deposited at the bottom of rivers, lakes, or ponds. Pronounced yū ní.

  • silt; sludge; sediment; mud deposited at the bottom of rivers, lakes, or ponds

Definitions & Examples

de
yǒu
hòu
 
yào
shí
qīng
 

The silt at the bottom of the river is several meters thick and needs to be cleared promptly.

Gōng
rén
men
zhèng
zài
yòng
jué
qīng
chí
táng
de
 

The workers are using excavators to remove the sludge from the pond.

Zhè
zhǒng
shuǐ
shēng
zhí
huan
shēng
zhǎng
zài
hán
yǒu
zhì
de
zhōng
 

This aquatic plant likes to grow in silt that is rich in organic matter.

Jīng
guò
duō
nián
de
chén
 
shuǐ
xíng
chéng
le
hòu
hòu
de
céng
 

After years of deposition, a thick layer of silt has formed at the bottom of the reservoir.

Measure Words

/ céng
Primary
/ duī
/ zhǒng