尘 chén — dust; dirt
尘
Level 1 · Common HSK 6 #414
Traditional:
塵
chén chen2
Basic definition
Related words
- 沙尘暴 sandstorm
- 灰尘 dust
- 尘土 dust
- 沙尘 sand/sandstorm (common in spring in north China)
- 尘埃 dust
- 烟尘 smoke and dust/air pollution
- 粉尘 fine dust (esp. in environmental and industrial contexts)
- 风尘 windblown dust
- 尘世 this mortal world
- 一尘不染 spotlessly clean; untainted
- 风尘仆仆 travel-worn; weary from a journey
- 红尘 the mortal world; the world of dust
- 除尘 to eliminate dust (i.e. filter out suspended particles)
- 扬尘 to raise dust; dust rising into the air
- 尘封 covered in dust/dusty/lying unused for a long time
- 后尘 lit. trailing dust
- 望尘莫及 so far behind one cannot even see the dust; far inferior
- 浮尘 dust (floating in the air or settled on a surface)
- 煤尘 coal dust
- 防尘 to prevent dust; dust-proof