灰
尘

Dust in Chinese: 灰尘 (huī chén)

huī chén

dust

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 灰塵2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1dust

Stroke order

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灰
尘

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄟ

huī

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

ㄔㄣˊ

chén

ㄔ/ chㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

灰尘

Simplified

灰塵

Traditional

Example sentences

See 灰尘 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 桌子被灰尘覆盖。

    zhuō zi bèi huī chén fù gài。

    The table had been covered with dust.

  • 把架子上的灰尘擦一下。

    bǎ jià zi shàng de huī chén cā yí xià。

    Clean the dust off the shelf.

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Related words

灰

huī

ash

灰心

huī xīn

to lose heart

灰色

huī sè

gray

挥

huī

to wave

婚姻

hūn yīn

matrimony

寂寞

jì mò

lonely

假装

jiǎ zhuāng

to feign

嫁

jià

(of a woman) to marry

尖锐

jiān ruì

sharp

肩膀

jiān bǎng

shoulder

艰巨

jiān jù

arduous

煎

jiān

to pan fry

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