灰

huī

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7

Definitions

1. ash
2. dust
3. lime
4. gray
5. discouraged; dejected

Example Sentences

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他對室內 灰 塵過敏。

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Words Containing 灰

• 生石灰 shēng shí huī: calcium oxide CaO
• 灰头雀鹛 huī tóu què méi: (bird species of China) Yunnan fulvetta (Alcippe fratercula)
• 扒灰 pá huī: incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law
• 灰头绿鸠 huī tóu lǜ jiū: (bird species of China) ashy-headed green pigeon (Treron phayrei)
• 灰燕鸻 huī yàn héng: (bird species of China) small pratincole (Glareola lactea)
• 灰燕䴗 huī yàn jú: (bird species of China) ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)
• 灰林鸮 huī lín xiāo: (bird species of China) Himalayan owl (Strix nivicolum)
• 灰头斑翅鹛 huī tóu bān chì méi: (bird species of China) streaked barwing (Actinodura souliei)
• 灰皮诺 huī pí nuò: Pinot gris (grape type)
• 灰鹀 huī wú: (bird species of China) grey bunting (Emberiza variabilis)
• 灰心 huī xīn: to lose heart
• 洋灰 yáng huī: cement
• 火山灰土 huǒ shān huī tǔ: andosol (soil taxonomy)
• 灰色地带 huī sè dì dài: gray area
• 大灰啄木鸟 dà huī zhuó mù niǎo: (bird species of China) great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus)
• 深灰色 shēn huī sè: dark gray
• 圣灰节 shèng huī jié: Ash Wednesday (first day of Lent)
• 灰头鹦鹉 huī tóu yīng wǔ: (bird species of China) grey-headed parakeet (Psittacula finschii)
• 灰头鹀 huī tóu wú: (bird species of China) black-faced bunting (Emberiza spodocephala)
• 褐灰雀 hè huī què: (bird species of China) brown bullfinch (Pyrrhula nipalensis)
• 灰腹绣眼鸟 huī fù xiù yǎn niǎo: (bird species of China) oriental white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
• 灰喉柳莺 huī hóu liǔ yīng: (bird species of China) ashy-throated warbler (Phylloscopus maculipennis)
• 灰水 huī shuǐ: gray water
• 灰冠鸦雀 huī guān yā què: (bird species of China) Przevalski's parrotbill (Sinosuthora przewalskii)
• 灰奇鹛 huī qí méi: (bird species of China) grey sibia (Heterophasia gracilis)
• 暗灰鹃䴗 àn huī juān jú: (bird species of China) black-winged cuckooshrike (Coracina melaschistos)
• 硅灰石 guī huī shí: wollastonite CaSiO3
• 灰蒙蒙 huī mēng mēng: dusky
• 灰岩柳莺 huī yán liǔ yīng: (bird species of China) limestone leaf warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis)
• 烟灰 yān huī: cigarette ash
• 乌灰鹞 wū huī yào: (bird species of China) Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus)
• 灰孔雀雉 huī kǒng què zhì: (bird species of China) grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)
• 灰尘 huī chén: dust
• 红腹灰雀 hóng fù huī què: (bird species of China) Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
• 灰卷尾 huī juǎn wěi: (bird species of China) ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)
• 石灰岩 shí huī yán: limestone
• 灰头薮鹛 huī tóu sǒu méi: (bird species of China) red-faced liocichla (Liocichla phoenicea)
• 灰霾 huī mái: dust haze
• 灰色 huī sè: gray
• 灰头柳莺 huī tóu liǔ yīng: (bird species of China) grey-hooded warbler (Phylloscopus xanthoschistos)
• 灰椋鸟 huī liáng niǎo: (bird species of China) white-cheeked starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus)
• 爬灰 pá huī: incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law
• 磷灰石 lín huī shí: apatite
• 石灰华 shí huī huá: travertine (geology)
• 灰鹡鸰 huī jí líng: (bird species of China) grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
• 灰树鹊 huī shù què: (bird species of China) grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae)
• 灰眶雀鹛 huī kuàng què méi: (bird species of China) David's fulvetta (Alcippe davidi)
• 南灰伯劳 nán huī bó láo: (bird species of China) southern grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis)
• 灰头土脸 huī tóu tǔ liǎn: head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
• 草木灰 cǎo mù huī: plant ash
• 吃灰 chī huī: (neologism c. 2019) (coll.) to gather dust
• 灰头鸦雀 huī tóu yā què: (bird species of China) grey-headed parrotbill (Psittiparus gularis)
• 吹灰之力 chuī huī zhī lì: a slight effort
• 石灰 shí huī: lime (calcium oxide)
• 灰腹地莺 huī fù dì yīng: (bird species of China) grey-bellied tesia (Tesia cyaniventer)
• 灰不喇唧 huī bù lǎ jī: dull gray
• 骨灰 gǔ huī: bone ash
• 乌灰鸫 wū huī dōng: (bird species of China) Japanese thrush (Turdus cardis)
• 灰头椋鸟 huī tóu liáng niǎo: (bird species of China) chestnut-tailed starling (Sturnia malabarica)
• 灰头啄木鸟 huī tóu zhuó mù niǎo: (bird species of China) grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus)
• 灰心丧气 huī xīn sàng qì: downhearted
• 灰脸鹟莺 huī liǎn wēng yīng: (bird species of China) grey-cheeked warbler (Seicercus poliogenys)
• 灰胸薮鹛 huī xiōng sǒu méi: (bird species of China) Emei Shan liocichla (Liocichla omeiensis)
• 灰伯劳 huī bó láo: (bird species of China) great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor)
• 灰菜 huī cài: fat hen (Chenopodium album), edible annual plant
• 灰泥 huī ní: plaster
• 灰脸𫛭鹰 huī liǎn kuáng yīng: (bird species of China) grey-faced buzzard (Butastur indicus)
• 圣灰瞻礼日 shèng huī zhān lǐ rì: Ash Wednesday
• 纸灰 zhǐ huī: ash from burnt paper
• 灰白色 huī bái sè: ash gray
• 心灰意冷 xīn huī yì lěng: discouraged
• 灰溜溜 huī liū liū: dull gray
• 熟石灰 shú shí huī: slaked lime
• 灰柳莺 huī liǔ yīng: (bird species of China) sulphur-bellied warbler (Phylloscopus griseolus)
• 灰颈鹀 huī jǐng wú: (bird species of China) grey-necked bunting (Emberiza buchanani)
• 灰背伯劳 huī bèi bó láo: (bird species of China) grey-backed shrike (Lanius tephronotus)
• 灰翅鸫 huī chì dōng: (bird species of China) grey-winged blackbird (Turdus boulboul)
• 灰鹱 huī hù: (bird species of China) sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
• 灰背鸫 huī bèi dōng: (bird species of China) grey-backed thrush (Turdus hortulorum)
• 灰腹角雉 huī fù jiǎo zhì: (bird species of China) Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii)
• 碰一鼻子灰 pèng yī bí zi huī: lit. to have one's nose rubbed in the dirt
• 珠灰 zhū huī: pearl gray
• 油灰刀 yóu huī dāo: putty knife
• 灰短脚鹎 huī duǎn jiǎo bēi: (bird species of China) ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala)
• 灰獴 huī měng: gray mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii)
• 灰熊 huī xióng: grizzly bear
• 灰林䳭 huī lín jí: (bird species of China) grey bush chat (Saxicola ferreus)
• 吹灰 chuī huī: to blow away dust
• 灰背椋鸟 huī bèi liáng niǎo: (bird species of China) white-shouldered starling (Sturnia sinensis)
• 抹一鼻子灰 mǒ yī bí zi huī: lit. to rub one's nose with dust
• 灰鹤 huī hè: (bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)
• 灰雁 huī yàn: (bird species of China) greylag goose (Anser anser)
• 煤灰 méi huī: soot
• 不费吹灰之力 bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì: as easy as blowing off dust
• 灰头灰雀 huī tóu huī què: (bird species of China) grey-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythaca)
• 灰猎犬 huī liè quǎn: greyhound
• 灰度 huī dù: grayscale
• 灰尾漂鹬 huī wěi piāo yù: (bird species of China) grey-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes)
• 灰白喉林莺 huī bái hóu lín yīng: (bird species of China) common whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
• 磷灰粉 lín huī fěn: apatite (phosphatic lime)
• 灰翅鸥 huī chì ōu: (bird species of China) glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens)
• 灰烬 huī jìn: ashes
• 灰冠鹟莺 huī guān wēng yīng: (bird species of China) grey-crowned warbler (Seicercus tephrocephalus)
• 灰脚柳莺 huī jiǎo liǔ yīng: (bird species of China) pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes)
• 灰眼短脚鹎 huī yǎn duǎn jiǎo bēi: (bird species of China) grey-eyed bulbul (Iole propinqua)
• 灰暗 huī àn: dull gray
• 炮灰 pào huī: cannon fodder
• 灰喉鸦雀 huī hóu yā què: (bird species of China) ashy-throated parrotbill (Sinosuthora alphonsiana)
• 烟灰缸 yān huī gāng: ashtray
• 灰斑鸻 huī bān héng: (bird species of China) grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
• 灰山鹑 huī shān chún: (bird species of China) grey partridge (Perdix perdix)
• 灰背燕尾 huī bèi yàn wěi: (bird species of China) slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus)
• 灰土 huī tǔ: dust
• 灰喉山椒鸟 huī hóu shān jiāo niǎo: (bird species of China) grey-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris)
• 脊髓灰质炎 jǐ suǐ huī zhì yán: poliomyelitis
• 消石灰 xiāo shí huī: calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2
• 泥灰 ní huī: lime plaster (construction)
• 大灰狼 dà huī láng: big bad wolf
• 灰赤杨 huī chì yáng: gray alder (Alnus incana)
• 灰岩残丘 huī yán cán qiū: mogote (steep-sided pointed hill in karst landform)
• 灰山椒鸟 huī shān jiāo niǎo: (bird species of China) ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus)
• 灰头鸫 huī tóu dōng: (bird species of China) chestnut thrush (Turdus rubrocanus)
• 灰喜鹊 huī xǐ què: (bird species of China) azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)
• 灰白 huī bái: ash-colored
• 灰背鸥 huī bèi ōu: (bird species of China) slaty-backed gull (Larus schistisagus)
• 石灰石 shí huī shí: limestone
• 灰林鸽 huī lín gē: (bird species of China) ashy wood pigeon (Columba pulchricollis)
• 灰翅噪鹛 huī chì zào méi: (bird species of China) moustached laughingthrush (Garrulax cineraceus)
• 草原灰伯劳 cǎo yuán huī bó láo: (bird species of China) steppe grey shrike (Lanius pallidirostris)
• 抹灰 mǒ huī: to plaster
• 灰不溜丢 huī bu liū diū: gloomy and dull (idiom)
• 红头灰雀 hóng tóu huī què: (bird species of China) red-headed bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythrocephala)
• 小灰山椒鸟 xiǎo huī shān jiāo niǎo: (bird species of China) Swinhoe's minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis)
• 灰腹噪鹛 huī fù zào méi: (bird species of China) brown-cheeked laughingthrush (Trochalopteron henrici)
• 灰瓣蹼鹬 huī bàn pǔ yù: (bird species of China) red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
• 羟基磷灰石 qiǎng jī lín huī shí: hydroxy-apatite (phosphatic lime deposited in bone)
• 法网灰灰，疏而不漏 fǎ wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu: The net of justice is wide, but no-one escapes.
• 灰喉针尾雨燕 huī hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn: (bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
• 骨灰龛 gǔ huī kān: columbarium
• 面如灰土 miàn rú huī tǔ: ashen-faced (idiom)
• 灰浆 huī jiāng: mortar (for masonry)
• 放射性落下灰 fàng shè xìng luò xià huī: radioactive fallout
• 灰飞烟灭 huī fēi yān miè: lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
• 灰胸竹鸡 huī xiōng zhú jī: (bird species of China) Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)
• 心灰意懒 xīn huī yì lǎn: discouraged
• 灰蓝山雀 huī lán shān què: (bird species of China) azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus)
• 灰斑鹟 huī bān wēng: (bird species of China) grey-streaked flycatcher (Muscicapa griseisticta)
• 万念俱灰 wàn niàn jù huī: every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
• 灰头麦鸡 huī tóu mài jī: (bird species of China) grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus)
• 灰领 huī lǐng: gray collar
• 灰岩鹪鹛 huī yán jiāo méi: (bird species of China) limestone wren-babbler (Napothera crispifrons)
• 骨灰盒 gǔ huī hé: box for bone ashes
• 灰胁噪鹛 huī xié zào méi: (bird species of China) grey-sided laughingthrush (Garrulax caerulatus)
• 灰背隼 huī bèi sǔn: (bird species of China) merlin (Falco columbarius)
• 灰斑鸠 huī bān jiū: (bird species of China) Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
• 淡灰眉岩鹀 dàn huī méi yán wú: (bird species of China) rock bunting (Emberiza cia)
• 灰姑娘 huī gū niang: Cinderella
• 灰蓝姬鹟 huī lán jī wēng: (bird species of China) slaty-blue flycatcher (Ficedula tricolor)
• 死灰复燃 sǐ huī fù rán: lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
• 火山灰 huǒ shān huī: volcanic ash
• 乌灰银鸥 wū huī yín ōu: (bird species of China) lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
• 灰不溜秋 huī bu liū qiū: see 灰不溜丟|灰不溜丢[huī bu liū diū]