Chinese word

湿滑

Pronunciation

Pinyinshī huá

Meaning

  • adjectiveslippery

Example

下雨后路很湿滑，要小心。xià yǔ hòu lù hěn shī huá yào xiǎo xīn

After the rain, the road is wet and slippery, so be careful.

Illustration for 湿滑 (slippery)

More examples

洗完地，地板湿滑，请小心走路。xǐ wán dì dì bǎn shī huá qǐng xiǎo xīn zǒu lù

After mopping the floor, it is slippery, so please walk carefully.

Core concept

Moisture covers a surface and turns it from stable contact into an easy slide.

Common phrases

  • 路面湿滑lù miàn shī huá

    slippery road surface

  • 地面湿滑dì miàn shī huá

    slippery ground

  • 地板湿滑dì bǎn shī huá

    slippery floor

Similar words

滑huá: Easy for feet to slide on when walked on.
光滑guāng huá: Smooth to the touch or pleasingly sleek in appearance.
滑溜huá liū: Very slippery, so anything moving over the surface slides easily.

Definition in Chinese

表面含水或潮湿，变得光滑并增加滑倒风险biǎo miàn hán shuǐ huò cháo shī biàn de guāng huá bìng zēng jiā huá dào fēng xiǎn

Word origin

湿 (shī, "wet") + 滑 (huá, "slippery") forms a compound for a surface that becomes slippery because it is wet.

Usage tips

  • The word fits short safety comments about floors and walkways, where the important information is the condition underfoot rather than the source of the water.

Other meanings

  • slickadjective

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