水泥

• 拼音: shuǐ ní
• 汉字拆解: 水 = water; 泥 = mud, clay — cement (activated by water)

含义

Cement. A binding material used in construction that hardens when mixed with water.

An essential construction material, often combined with 沙子 (sand) and 石子 (gravel) to make 混凝土 (concrete). Major types include 普通水泥 (ordinary cement) and 快干水泥 (quick-drying cement). Also used metaphorically: 水泥森林 (concrete jungle). Related: 水泥地 (cement floor), 水泥路 (cement road).

例句

1. 工人们正在搅拌水泥准备浇筑地基。
2. 这条村里的土路终于铺上了水泥。
3. 水泥厂的环境污染问题引起了当地居民的不满。

用法指南

语境: construction, industry, urban

语气: technical

正确说法

• 水泥干了之后就很难拆除了。(Cement is hard to remove once it dries.)
• 这种水泥强度很高。(This type of cement has high strength.)

错误说法

• 混凝土不等于水泥 (Concrete isn't the same as cement — 混凝土 includes cement plus sand and gravel)

起源与历史

Compound of 水 (water) + 泥 (mud, clay). Named because cement is activated by water and has a mud-like consistency when wet.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal