灰尘 meaning in English

huīchén

dust

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 灰塵12 strokes

Meaning of 灰尘

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

huīchén
  1. dust

灰尘 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

清qīng理lǐ镜jìng子zi上shàng的de灰huī尘chén。
Clean the dirt off the mirror.
他tā对duì室shì内nèi灰huī尘chén过guò敏mǐn。
He is allergic to house dust.
桌zhuō子zi被bèi灰huī尘chén覆fù盖gài。
The table was covered with dust.
你nǐ可kě能néng对duì花huā粉fěn或huò灰huī尘chén过guò敏mǐn。
Probably you are allergic to pollen or dust.
所suǒ有yǒu的de家jiā具jù都dōu布bù满mǎn了le灰huī尘chén。
All the furniture was covered with dust.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

灰 huī · ash · 6 strokes

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尘 chén · cinders · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 灰尘.

灰色huīsègray; ash gray
灰心huīxīnto lose heart; to be discouraged
骨灰gǔhuībone ash; cremation ashes; cremains
灰烬huījìnashes
尘土chéntǔdust
烟灰缸yānhuīgāngashtray
尘埃chén'āidust
吸尘器xīchénqìvacuum cleaner
尘世chénshì(religion) this mortal life; the mundane world
灰飞烟灭huīfēiyānmièlit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom); fig. to be annihilated
灰暗huī'àndull gray; drab
沙尘暴shāchénbàosand and dust storm

Questions about 灰尘

What does 灰尘 mean?

灰尘 (huīchén) means "dust" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 灰尘?

灰尘 is made of 2 characters: 灰 (6 strokes), 尘 (6 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 灰尘 an HSK word?

Yes. 灰尘 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 灰尘 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 灰尘 is written 灰塵.