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尘 chén

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尘 chén Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chén | chen2
English translation
dust
dirt
earth
cinders, ashes, dust, dirt

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About 尘 chén

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

塵 chén

Contains the radical

小 xiǎo

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

Small 小 xiǎo flakes of earth 土 Tǔ

Etymology of 尘 chén

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱小土

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Example sentences using 尘 chén

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苍茫 cāng máng 依然 yīrán , 光辉 guānghuī 正 zhēng 穿透 chuān tòu 尘 chén 灰 huī 的 de 层 céng 云 yún .

Misty it is still, glowing through clouds of dust and reek.

狂风 kuáng fēng 间歇 jiàn xiē 地 de 席卷 xí juǎn 火星 Huǒ xīng 上 shǎng 的 de 尘 chén 云 yún .

Violent winds periodically drive clouds of dust around Mars.

我 wǒ 单 Shàn 腿 tuǐ 跪下 guì xia 插上 chā shang 吸尘器 xī chén qì 插头 chā tóu .

I went down on one knee to plug in the vacuum cleaner.

思 sī 嘉 Jiā 趴 pā 在 zài 满是尘土 chén tǔ 的 de 软垫上 shǎng ,又 yòu 大喊 dà hǎn 起来 qǐlai .

Scarlett burrowed her head in the dusty upholstery and screamed again.

我们 wǒmen 如果 rúguǒ 不 bù 打扫 dǎsǎo 房间 fángjiān ,灰尘 huīchén 很快就 jiù 会 huì 积聚 jī jù 起 qǐ 厚厚的一层 yī céng .

Dust quickly accumulates if we don't sweep our room.

Words with 尘 chén

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
尘 chén dust塵 chén
灰尘 huīchén dust灰塵
尘土 chén tǔ dust塵土
吸尘器 xī chén qì vacuum cleaner吸塵器
沙尘 shā chén airborne sand and dust沙塵
红尘 hóng chén human society紅塵
尘世 chén shì this mortal life塵世
尘埃 chén aī dust塵埃
粉尘 fěn chén dust粉塵
烟尘 yān chén smoke and dust煙塵
尘封 chén fēng dusty塵封
后尘 hòu chén lit. trailing dust後塵
除尘 chú chén to eliminate dust (i.e. filter out suspended particles)除塵
沙尘暴 shā chén bào sand and dust storm沙塵暴
一尘不染 yī chén bù rǎn spotless一塵不染
风尘 fēng chén windblown dust風塵
尘埃落定 Chén aī luò dìng fig. to get sorted out塵埃落定
望尘莫及 wàng chén mò jí to be far inferior望塵莫及
风尘仆仆 fēng chén pú pú fig. travel-worn風塵僕僕
尘肺 chén fèi pneumoconiosis塵肺
甚嚣尘上 shèn xiāo chén shàng to raise a tremendous stink甚囂塵上
前尘 qián chén the past前塵
拂尘 fú chén duster拂塵
凡尘 fán chén this mortal coil凡塵

尘 chén Decomposition & Compounds

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尘 chén Decomposition

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