# 腐蚀 (fǔshí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 腐蚀 (fǔshí) means “to corrode; corrosion”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to corrode; corrosion
- Pinyin: fǔshí (fu3 shi2)
- Traditional: 腐蝕
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 酸性物质很容易腐蚀金属管道。
  Suānxìng wùzhì hěn róngyì fǔshí jīnshǔ guǎndào.
  Acidic substances easily corrode metal pipes.

## Characters

- 腐 (fǔ): decay; rotten
- 蚀 (shí): to nibble away at sth; to eat into

https://hanziro.com/word/fu-shi-corrode/

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