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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[nì]
  1. 1. noun [指土] mud
  2. 2. noun [泥状物] paste
    土豆
    mashed potato

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[nì]
  1. 1. verb cover or daub with plaster, putty, etc.; putty; plaster
    cover the crevices in a wall with mud (or plaster)
    把窗玻璃用油灰
    fix a windowpane with putty
    找个人来这堵墙吧。
    用黏土上这窗框吧。
  2. 2. adjective stubborn; bigoted; obstinate

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[nì]
  1. 1. (ní)、灰等涂抹
    把窗户缝
    砖缝儿。
  2. 2. 受限制而不知变通
    古不化
  3. 3. "古不化""拘"的""不读ní。

Examples

你上哪儿去了?蹭了一身
Where have you been? Your clothes are all muddy.
把浮面的一层铲掉
scrape the mud off the surface 浮面
糊一层
spread a layer of mud
溅一身
be spattered with mud
揉成小球
roll the earth into small balls
把扫帚上的摔打摔打。
Beat the dirt off the broom. 摔打
一身是
be covered all over with mud 一身
沾上了
be stained with mud
找个人来这堵墙吧。
他浑身是

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