泥垢 (ní gòu) — dirt, grime

Definition

Examples

• 墙角的泥垢堆积了多年。
  Qiáng jiǎo de ní gòu duī jī le duō nián.
  The grime in the corner has accumulated for many years.
• 他花了半天才清理掉手上的泥垢。
  Tā huā le bàn tiān cái qīng lǐ diào shǒu shàng de ní gòu.
  It took him half a day to clean the grime off his hands.
• 这些旧家具上覆盖着厚厚的泥垢。
  Zhè xiē jiù jiā jù shàng fù gài zhe hòu hòu de ní gòu.
  These old pieces of furniture are covered with thick dirt.

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