尘埃

塵埃
chénāi
dust

CEDICT

  1. 飞扬的灰土。
  2. 尘俗。
  3. 比喻社会的低下阶层。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

尘埃 chén'āi

Entry Composition

1 尘 chén
  1. dust
  2. dirt
  3. earth
2 埃 āi
  1. dust
  2. dirt
  3. angstrom
  4. phonetic ai or e

Containing this entry

尘埃落定 Chénāiluòdìng "Red Poppies", novel by 阿来 Ālái
尘埃落定 chénāiluòdìng
  1. lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
  2. fig. to get sorted out
  3. to be finalized
满身尘埃 mǎnshēnchénāi dusty
尘埃落定 chén'āiluòdìng

Related entries

坋 bèn
  1. dust
  2. to dust
  3. a bank of earth
  4. to bring together
  5. to dig
  6. also pr. fèn
埃 āi
  1. dust
  2. dirt
  3. angstrom
  4. phonetic ai or e
美金對埃磅多少啊?

How many US dollars are in an Egyptian pound?

Source: Tatoeba

尘 chén
  1. dust
  2. dirt
  3. earth
尘土 chéntǔ dust
孩子们在尘土里游戏。

The children were playing in the dirt.

Source: Tatoeba

壒 ài
  1. dust
  2. mud
微尘 wēichén
  1. dust
  2. (Buddhism) minutest particle of matter
浮尘 fúchén
  1. dust (floating in the air or settled on a surface)
  2. large amount of airborne sand and dust, such as during a sandstorm
灰土 huītǔ
  1. dust
  2. (soil taxonomy) spodosol
灰尘 huīchén dust
桌子被灰尘覆盖。

The table had been covered with dust.

Source: Tatoeba

粉尘 fěnchén
  1. dust
  2. airborne powder
  3. solid particulate matter
土 tǔ
  1. earth
  2. dust
  3. clay
  4. local
  5. indigenous
  6. crude opium
  7. unsophisticated
  8. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 bāyīn
今天下这么大的雨，土松着呢。

It is still raining a lot today, and the soil is being broken up.

Source: Tatoeba

塕 wěng
  1. flying dust (dialect)
  2. dust
末子 mòzi
  1. powder
  2. dust
灰 huī
  1. ash
  2. dust
  3. lime
  4. gray
  5. discouraged; dejected
我变灰了。

I turned grey.

Source: Tatoeba

粉末 fěnmò
  1. fine powder
  2. dust
末 mò
  1. tip
  2. end
  3. final stage
  4. latter part
  5. inessential detail
  6. powder
  7. dust
  8. opera role of old man
来好好利用大周末吧。

Let's take advantage of the long weekend.

Source: Tatoeba