- 不锈钢 bùxiùgāng stainless steel
- 生锈 shēngxiù rustto rust or become rusty, specifically referring to the oxidation of metal
- 锈蚀 xiùshí corrodeto rust away
- 防锈 fángxiù anti-rustto prevent rust; to resist rusting
- 铁锈 tiěxiù rust
- 锈迹 xiùjì rust stain
- 锈斑 xiùbān plant rustrusty or discolored spots on plants, typically caused by fungal infection
- 茶锈 cháxiù tea staintea stain (on the inside of a teapot, cup, etc.)
- 铜锈层 tóngxiùcéng patina
- 不锈铁 bùxiùtiě rust-resistant ironrust-resistant iron (an informal term for certain nickel-free stainless steels, usually of lower quality and less corrosion-resistant than true stainless steel such as 304 or 316)
- 刀不磨要生锈,人不学要落后 dāobùmóyàoshēngxiù, rénbùxuéyàoluòhòu continuous learninga blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study
- 锈红腹旋木雀 xiùhóngfùxuánmùquè rusty-flanked treecreeper(bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis)
- 锈胸蓝姬鹟 xiùxiōnglánjīwēng slaty-backed flycatcher(bird species of China) slaty-backed flycatcher (Ficedula erithacus)
- 锈脸钩嘴鹛 xiùliǎngōuzuǐméi rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler(bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys erythrogenys)
- 锈腹短翅鸫 xiùfùduǎnchìdōng rusty-bellied shortwingbird species of China: rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra)
- 铁锈带 Tiěxiùdài rust beltRust Belt
- 锈额斑翅鹛 xiù'ébānchìméi rusty-fronted barwing(bird species of China) rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni)
- 铜锈 tóngxiù verdigris
- 永不生锈的螺丝钉 yǒngbùshēngxiùdeluósīdīng loyal contributora "screw that never rusts" – metaphor used in CCP propaganda to praise loyal, selfless contributors, famously applied to model worker Lei Feng
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH