shēng​xiù

to rust

生锈 生鏽 shēng//xiù
to rust verb + noun
to become rusty; to oxidize on the surface of metal

Your knife is rusty.

to get rusty
to lose one's skill through lack of practice; to deteriorate

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.89 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
1.41 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6

Sources