Writing
水泥 (shuǐ ní) — how to say "cement" in Chinese
水泥
Cement
noun
Character composition
水
water
泥
mud, silt
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
Collocations
搅拌水泥
jiǎo bàn shuǐ ní
mix cement
水泥地面
shuǐ ní dì miàn
cement floor
水泥墙
shuǐ ní qiáng
cement wall
Examples
工人们正在用水泥建造新房子。
Workers are building a new house with cement.
这是水泥。
This is cement.
Frequently asked questions
Cement meaning in Chinese
"cement" in Chinese is 水泥 (shuǐ ní).
What does 水泥 mean in English?
水泥 (shuǐ ní) means "Cement".
How is 水泥 pronounced?
It is pronounced shuǐ ní (written as shui ni, shuini). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "cement" in Chinese characters?
It is written 水泥: 水 has 4 strokes, 泥 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 水泥?
水泥 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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