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chén

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Definitions

  1. 1. dust
  2. 2. dirt
  3. 3. earth

Words Containing 尘

一路风尘
yī lù fēng chén

to live an exhausting journey

灰尘
huī chén

dust

尘雾
chén wù

cloud of dust

封尘
fēng chén

to gather dust

尘螨
chén mǎn

dust mite

尘世
chén shì

(religion) this mortal life; the mundane world

浮尘
fú chén

dust (floating in the air or settled on a surface)

红尘
hóng chén

the world of mortals (Buddhism)

满脸风尘
mǎn liǎn fēng chén

lit. with a face full of dust

涤尘
dí chén

to wash off dust

降尘
jiàng chén

dust fall

凡尘
fán chén

mundane world (in religious context)

尘肺
chén fèi

pneumoconiosis

尘土
chén tǔ

dust

看破红尘
kān pò hóng chén

to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)

滤尘器
lǜ chén qì

dust filter

吸尘器
xī chén qì

vacuum cleaner

除尘机
chú chén jī

dusting machine

尘俗
chén sú

mundane world

尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng

\Red Poppies\, novel by 阿來|阿来[ā lái]

除尘
chú chén

to eliminate dust (i.e. filter out suspended particles)

前尘
qián chén

the past

甚嚣尘上
shèn xiāo chén shàng

clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor

步人后尘
bù rén hòu chén

to follow in other people's footsteps

征尘
zhēng chén

the dust of a long journey

满身尘埃
mǎn shēn chén āi

dusty

纤尘
xiān chén

speck of dust

吸尘机
xī chén jī

vacuum cleaner

逸尘
yì chén

outstanding

望尘莫及
wàng chén mò jí

lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)

尘封
chén fēng

lying unused for a long time

纤尘不染
xiān chén bù rǎn

see 一塵不染|一尘不染[yī chén bù rǎn]

一骑绝尘
yī qí jué chén

(idiom) to lead the pack by a wide margin; to leave one's competitors trailing behind in one's dust

尘暴
chén bào

dust devil

尘埃
chén āi

dust

拂尘
fú chén

horsetail whisk

风尘仆仆
fēng chén pú pú

lit. covered in dust (idiom)

碱性尘雾
jiǎn xìng chén wù

alkali fumes

后尘
hòu chén

lit. trailing dust

一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn

untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible

尘云
chén yún

dust cloud

逸尘断鞅
yì chén duàn yāng

lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness

烟尘
yān chén

smoke and dust

微尘
wēi chén

dust

粉尘
fěn chén

dust

风尘
fēng chén

windblown dust

落尘
luò chén

dust fall

沙尘暴
shā chén bào

sand and dust storm

沙尘
shā chén

airborne sand and dust

尘嚣
chén xiāo

hubbub

飘尘
piāo chén

floating dust