- 水泥 shuǐní cement
- 泥土 nítǔ soilearth; soil; mud; clay
- 泥石流 níshíliú mudslidea rapid flow of mud, rocks, and debris down a slope, typically triggered by heavy rainfall or flooding
- 泥巴 níba mud(coll.) mud
- 泥沙 níshā silt
- 淤泥 yūní siltsoft mud, sediment, or sludge that has accumulated at the bottom of a body of water or in a drainage system
- 土豆泥 tǔdòuní mashed potato
- 污泥 wūní mudthick, wet, and dirty earth or silt
- 泥泞 nínìng muddeep mud or a miry area
- 泥浆 níjiāng slurryslurry; mud
- 泥潭 nítán quagmirea quagmire; a bog or a difficult situation from which it is hard to escape
- 泥煤 níméi peat
- 泥水 níshuǐ muddy waterwater containing mud or silt; a mixture of soil and water
- 拘泥 jūnì adhereto be a stickler for formalities or to rigidly cling to rules and traditions
- 烂泥 lànní mudsoft, wet earth; mire
- 泥鳅 níqiu loachloach; mud fish
- 泥沼 nízhǎo swampswamp; morass; quagmire
- 泥岩 níyán mudstoneA fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds, including shale.
- 蒜泥 suànní garlic pastethoroughly mashed or minced garlic; garlic paste
- 钢筋水泥 gāngjīnshuǐní reinforced concrete
- 拖泥带水 tuōnídàishuǐ indecisiveacting in a hesitant, sloppy, or inefficient manner; dragging one's feet
- 挡泥板 dǎngníbǎn mudguard(car, bicycle etc) fender; mudguard; (UK) wing
- 泥塑 nísù clay modelingthe art or process of modeling figures or objects in clay
- 泥炭 nítàn peat
- 泥人 nírén clay figurine
- 泥垢 nígòu grimeaccumulated dirt, filth, or muck on a surface or skin
- 橡皮泥 xiàngpíní plasticineA soft, malleable substance used by children or artists for sculpting or modeling.
- 泥坑 níkēng mud pita pit or hole filled with mud
- 泥淖 nínào mudmud, a muddy swamp, or a slough
- 南泥湾 Nánníwān NanniwanA township in Shaanxi Province, located approximately 45 km south of Yan'an.
- 泥工 nígōng masona person who works with stone, brick, or mortar; a bricklayer
- 出淤泥而不染 chūyūní'érbùrǎn incorruptibleto remain principled and morally pure despite being in a corrupt or filthy environment
- 果泥 guǒní fruit pureefruit puree; fruit pulp
- 泥沙俱下 níshājùxià flowing togethermud and sand are swept along by a current
- 烂醉如泥 lànzuìrúní dead drunkto be dead drunk; to be plastered
- 和稀泥 huòxīní smooth overto try to resolve a dispute in a superficial or unprincipled way by blurring the distinctions between right and wrong to maintain a facade of harmony
- 印泥 yìnní seal pastered ink paste used for seals
- 泥瓦匠 níwǎjiàng masona skilled craftsman who builds or repairs structures using bricks, tiles, and mortar
- 挖泥船 wāníchuán dredger
- 胶泥 jiāoní clay
- 枣泥 zǎoní jujube paste
- 泥牛入海 níniúrùhǎi vanishto disappear with no hope of returning (lit. a clay ox enters the sea)
- 绿泥石 lǜníshí chloritechlorite (geology)
- 泥腿子 nítuǐzi peasanta traditional farmer who works in the fields, literally with muddy legs
- 泥盆纪 Nípénjì DevonianDevonian (geological period 417-354m years ago)
- 泥水匠 níshuǐjiàng mason
- 灰泥 huīní mortarA construction material used in masonry to bind bricks or stones together.
- 白水泥 báishuǐní white cement
- 泥封 nífēng lutingthe mud, clay, or sealant material used to plug or close a container
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH