Chinese word

水泥

Pronunciation

Pinyinshuǐ ní

Meaning

  • nouncement

Example

工人正在用水泥修补路面。gōng rén zhèng zài yòng shuǐ ní xiū bǔ lù miàn

Workers are using cement to repair the road surface.

Illustration for 水泥 (cement)

More examples

工人把水泥和砂按比例混合。gōng rén bǎ shuǐ ní hé shā àn bǐ lì hùn hé

Workers mix cement and sand in the proper proportions.

Core concept

Gray powder becomes a hard binder when mixed with water, joining sand or filling gaps.

Common phrases

  • 搅拌水泥jiǎo bàn shuǐ ní

    mix cement

  • 水泥制品shuǐ ní zhì pǐn

    cement products

  • 水泥强度shuǐ ní qiáng dù

    cement strength

Similar words

混凝土hùn níng tǔ: A strong building material made by mixing sand, stone, and water, then letting the mixture harden.
砂浆shā jiāng: A workable paste of sand, cement, and water used to bond bricks, coat walls, or set tiles.

Definition in Chinese

一种用于粘结砂石或填补缝隙的灰色粉末材料，配水后通过水化反应硬化成为坚固体。yì zhǒng yòng yú nián jié shā shí huò tián bǔ fèng xì de huī sè fěn mò cái liào pèi shuǐ hòu tōng guò shuǐ huà fǎn yìng yìng huà chéng wèi jiān gù tǐ

Word origin

水泥 (shuǐní, "cement") is a literal compound of 水 (shuǐ, "water") and 泥 (ní, "mud"), reflecting the wet paste made before the material hardens.

Usage tips

  • English often uses cement for the powder and concrete for the finished mixture of cement, sand, stone, and water, so this distinction helps describe building work precisely.

Related words

  • 水泥制品shuǐ ní zhì pǐncement productsnoun
  • 水泥浆shuǐ ní jiāngcement mortarnoun
  • 水泥厂shuǐ ní chǎngcement factorynoun

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