腐 蚀

fǔshí

“Corrosion” in Chinese is 腐蚀 (fǔshí).

Meaning

corrosion
to corrode (degrade chemically)
to rot

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corruption

Example

酸性腐蚀了金属。

The acid ate into the metal.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

fǔHSK 414 strokesdecay shíHSK 7-99 strokesto nibble away at sth

More HSK 7-9 words

工作量gōngzuòliàngworkload; volume of workHSK 7-9 了结liǎojiéto settleHSK 7-9 面面俱到miànmiàn-jùdàotake care of everything; handle everythingHSK 7-9 敦厚dūnhòugenuineHSK 7-9 操控cāokòngto controlHSK 7-9 遗嘱yízhǔtestamentHSK 7-9 出头chūtóuto get out of a predicamentHSK 7-9 尾气wěiqìexhaust; emissionsHSK 7-9 念头niàntouthought; idea; intentionHSK 7-9 不同寻常bùtóng-xúnchángout of the ordinaryHSK 7-9

Not to be confused with: 服饰 (fúshì, apparel)