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泥泞

Word · Adjective · NounTraditional泥濘

muddy; mire

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

adjective

muddy; slushy; boggy

Describes terrain or roads made difficult to traverse due to wet, sticky mud.

Yǔ雨
hòu后
dào道
lù路
ní泥
nìng泞
 ,
hěn很
nán难
xíng行
zǒu走
 。

The roads are muddy after the rain, making them hard to walk on.

Zhè这
piàn片
tián田
dì地
tài太
ní泥
nìng泞
le了
 ,
tuō拖
lā拉
jī机
dōu都
kāi开
bù不
jìn进
qù去
 。

This field is too boggy; even a tractor can't get in.

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Wǒ我
men们
chuān穿
guò过
le了
yī一
duàn段
ní泥
nìng泞
de的
xiǎo小
lù路
 。

We traversed a muddy path.

2.

noun

mire; slush; mud

Refers to the soft, wet, sticky earth itself that accumulates, especially in low-lying areas.

Qì汽
chē车
lún轮
zi子
xiàn陷
jìn进
le了
shēn深
shēn深
de的
ní泥
nìng泞
lǐ里
 。

The car's wheels got stuck in the deep mire.

Xuē靴
zi子
shàng上
zhān沾
mǎn满
le了
ní泥
nìng泞
 。

The boots were covered in mud.

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Hóng洪
shuǐ水
guò过
hòu后
 ,
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
liú留
xià下
le了
yī一
piàn片
ní泥
nìng泞
 。

After the flood, a patch of mud was left in the yard.