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泥巴 (ní bā): Mud (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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泥巴 consists of 2 characters.

泥 • ní • mud, clay, earth • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

ní泥

mud, clay, earth

巴 • bā • to hope for; to cling to; to stick to

bā巴

to hope for; to cling to; to stick to

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Pinyinní bā

Meaningmud

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 泥巴

Dì地

shàng上

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

ní泥

bā巴

。

There is a lot of mud on the ground.

Hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

wán玩

ní泥

bā巴

。

The children are playing with mud.

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More common words that include characters from 泥巴.

Words with 泥

水泥shuǐ nícement; concrete
泥土ní tǔsoil / earth
泥泞ní nìngmuddy
泥潭ní tánquagmire / mire
淤泥yū nísilt
拘泥jū nìto be rigid; to stick to; to be constrained by
泥沼ní zhǎobog; quagmire
泥浆ní jiāngmud, slurry

Words with 巴

大巴dà bā(coll.) large bus
嘴巴zuǐ bamouth
尾巴wěi batail; appendage
巴结bā jiecurry favour with; fawn on; flatter
巴不得

bā bù dé

be only too anxious; eagerly look forward to; earnestly wish

巴掌bā zhǎngSlap

下巴xià bachin

伦巴lún bārumba (dance)