Word: 泥 (ní) mud; clay

These are the example sentences using 泥 in the sense mud; clay. Every sentence using 泥 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Example sentences using 泥 in this sense

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乌龟不笑鳖，都在泥里歇

wūguī bú xiào biē, dōu zài ní li xiē

the tortoise doesn't laugh at the turtle; both rest in the mud
他的脸上满是泥。

Tā de liǎnshàng mǎn shì ní.

His face was covered with mud.
他身上满是泥。

Tā shēnshang mǎn shì ní.

He was covered with mud.
别走进泥地。

Bié zǒujìn ní de.

Don't step in the mud.
女儿是水作的，男人是泥作的。

Nǚ'ér shì shuǐ zuò de, nánrén shì ní zuò de.

Women are made of water and men are made of earth.
富人妻，墙上皮，掉了一层再和泥；穷人妻，心肝肺，一时一刻不能离

fùrén qī, qiáng shàngpí, diào le yìcéng zài huó ní; qióngrén qī, xīngān fèi, yìshíyíkè bùnéng lí

a rich man's wife is the skin on the wall: when a layer falls off, mix more mud; a poor man's wife is heart, liver and lungs: not apart for a moment
脚踩西瓜皮，两手抓着泥，一溜二抹

jiǎo cǎi xīguā pí, liǎngshǒu zhuāzhe ní, yìliū èr mǒ

feet on a watermelon rind, hands grabbing mud: one slide, two smears
节约好比燕衔泥，浪费好比河决堤

jiéyuē hǎobǐ Yàn xián ní, làngfèi hǎobǐ hé juédī

saving is like a swallow carrying mud; wasting is like a river breaking its dike
这辆车陷在泥里了。

Zhè liàng chē xiàn zài ní lǐ le.

The car got stuck in the mud.
进门前，他磕了磕鞋上的泥。

Jìn ménqián, tā kēle kē xié shàng de ní.

Before going in, he knocked the mud off his shoes.