chén

dust, dirt, ashes, cinders

HSK 5 #1718

DEFINITIONS

  • dust, dirt, ashes, cinders
  • dust
  • dirt
  • earth

STROKES

WORDS

huī chén dust
器 xī chén qì vacuum cleaner; dust catcher
土 chén tǔ dust
埃 chén āi dust
暴 shā chén bào sand and dust storm
世 chén shì this mortal life; the mundane world
hòu chén lit. trailing dust; fig. sb's footsteps; course in life
埃落定 chén āi luò dìng "Red Poppies", novel by 阿來|阿来[A1 lai2]; lit. the dust has settled (idiom); fig. to get sorted out; to be finalized
不染 yī chén bù rǎn untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible; spotless
封 chén fēng covered in dust; dusty; lying unused for a long time
yān chén smoke and dust; air pollution
hóng chén the world of mortals (Buddhism); human society; worldly affairs
fěn chén dust; airborne powder; solid particulate matter
chú chén to eliminate dust (i.e. filter out suspended particles)
莫及 wàng chén mò jí lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom); to be far inferior
shā chén airborne sand and dust
fēng chén windblown dust; hardships of travel; vicissitudes of life; prostitution
qián chén the past; impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)
甚嚣上 shèn xiāo chén shàng clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor; to raise a tremendous stink
仆仆 fēng chén pú pú lit. covered in dust (idiom); fig. travel-worn
一路风 yī lù fēng chén to live an exhausting journey
暴 chén bào dust devil
肺 chén fèi pneumoconiosis
fán chén mundane world (in religious context); this mortal coil
机 xī chén jī vacuum cleaner
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