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铁锈
tiěxiù
Description
铁锈是铁放久了以后，表面上出现的红色或棕色的东西。
"铁锈" is the red or brown substance that appears on the surface of iron after it has been left for a long time.
东西放在潮湿的地方，很容易长铁锈。
Things kept in damp places easily develop "铁锈".
Meanings
铁锈tiěxiù
rust; the reddish-brown layer that forms on iron
这把旧刀上有很多铁锈。
This old knife has a lot of rust on it.
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Notes
- Etymology
铁 (iron) + 锈 (rust), a compound naming rust that forms on iron.
- Nuance
use verb phrase 生锈 for the action "to rust"; 铁锈 is the noun.
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