生锈
Old HSK 6
生锈 (shēngxiù) · to rust
生锈 (shēngxiù) means “to rust; to get rusty”. It is written with 2 characters: 生 (to give birth) + 锈 (to rust). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 生锈 is built
The characters
生 shēng · to give birth
What 生 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
锈 xiù · to rust
What 锈 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 秀xiù — elegant
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 乃nǎi — then
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 禾hé — cereal
Example sentences
自行车放在外面很容易生锈。Zìxíngchē fàngzài wàimiàn hěn róngyì shēngxiù.A bike left outside rusts easily.
很久不说英语，我的口语都生锈了。Hěnjiǔ bù shuō yīngyǔ, wǒ de kǒuyǔ dōu shēngxiù le.I haven't spoken English for ages and it's got rusty.
Questions about 生锈
What does 生锈 mean?
生锈 (shēngxiù) means “to rust; to get rusty”.
How do you pronounce 生锈?
生锈 is pronounced shēngxiù.
Which HSK level is 生锈?
生锈 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 男生nánshēngboy
- 女生nǚshēnggirl
- 生病shēngbìngto become ill
- 生气shēngqìangry
- 生日shēngrìbirthday
- 先生xiānshengMr
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 学生xuéshengstudent
- 医生yīshēngdoctor
Learn 生锈 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 162: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.