fǔ shí

Traditional: 腐蝕

HSK 7–9

腐蚀 (fǔ shí) is a Chinese word meaning “corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically); to rot”.

Meanings

  1. 1corrosion
  2. 2to corrode (degrade chemically)
  3. 3to rot
  4. 4corruption
Part of speech
verb

Characters in 腐蚀

腐fǔ · decay蚀shí · to nibble away at sth

Related words

腐烂to rot豆腐tofu腐败corruption侵蚀to erode腐朽rotten防腐rotproof蚀to nibble away at sth腐decay腐化to rot防腐剂preservative腐臭rotten (smell)腐肉rotting flesh; carrion

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