silt in Chinese
silt in Chinese is 淤泥 — silt means fine particles of soil or mud carried and deposited by moving water.
silt in Chinese
淤泥
Pronounced: yū ní
(uncountable) Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
What does "silt" mean?
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noun Fine particles of soil or mud carried and deposited by moving water.
"Years of silt had built up at the mouth of the river."
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verb To become clogged or filled up with silt.
"The harbor slowly silted up until boats could no longer reach the dock."
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silt in a sentence
- Years of silt had built up at the mouth of the river.
- The harbor slowly silted up until boats could no longer reach the dock.
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What is "silt" in Chinese?
"silt" in Chinese is 淤泥. silt means: Fine particles of soil or mud carried and deposited by moving water.
How do you pronounce 淤泥?
"silt" in Chinese is 淤泥, pronounced "yū ní".
How do you use "silt" in a sentence?
Example: "Years of silt had built up at the mouth of the river." In Chinese, "silt" is 淤泥.
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