Chinese word

滑

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuá

Meaning

  • adjectiveslippery

Example

这个地板很滑，要小心。zhè ge dì bǎn hěn huá yào xiǎo xīn

This floor is slippery, so be careful.

Illustration for 滑 (slippery)

More examples

下雨之后，楼梯会变得很滑。xià yǔ zhī hòu lóu tī huì biàn de hěn huá

After it rains, the stairs become very slippery.

Core concept

A surface with little grip, often because it is wet or polished, so things move across it easily.

Common phrases

  • 地板很滑dì bǎn hěn huá

    slippery floor

  • 地面有点滑dì miàn yóu diǎn huá

    slightly slippery ground

Similar words

光滑guāng huá: Having a smooth, even surface with very few bumps or rough spots.

Definition in Chinese

表面因光滑或有液体覆盖，摩擦力减小而容易发生滑动的形容词。biǎo miàn yīn guāng huá huò yǒu yè tǐ fù gài mó cā lì jián xiǎo ér róng yì fā shēng huá dòng de xíng róng cí

Word origin

滑 (huá, "slippery") is a semantic-phonetic character in which 氵 (shuǐ, "water") connects the meaning with wetness and 骨 (gǔ, "bone") gives the historical sound.

Usage tips

  • The common warning sign 小心地滑 (xiǎoxīn dì huá, "Caution: slippery floor") uses the word for a surface hazard in shops, stations, and other public buildings.

Other meanings

  • smoothadjective
  • slipverb

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