Usage of the character 塵
chén
尘
[塵]
- dust
- dirt
- earth
qiánchén
前尘
[前塵]
- the past
- impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)
chénwù
尘雾
[塵霧]
- cloud of dust
- smog
huīchén
灰尘
[灰塵]
- dust
fúchén
拂尘
[拂塵]
- horsetail whisk
- duster
fēngchén
风尘
[風塵]
- windblown dust
- hardships of travel
- vicissitudes of life
- prostitution
chényún
尘云
[塵雲]
- dust cloud
jiàngchén
降尘
[降塵]
- dust fall
- fallout (volcanic, nuclear etc)
- particulate matter
chénsú
尘俗
[塵俗]
- mundane world
fánchén
凡尘
[凡塵]
- mundane world (in religious context)
- this mortal coil
chúchén
除尘
[除塵]
- to eliminate dust (i.e. filter out suspended particles)
díchén
涤尘
[滌塵]
- to wash off dust
chénxiāo
尘嚣
[塵囂]
- hubbub
- hustle and bustle
hòuchén
后尘
[後塵]
- lit. trailing dust
- fig. sb's footsteps
- course in life
fēngchén
封尘
[封塵]
- to gather dust
zhēngchén
征尘
[征塵]
- the dust of a long journey
chén'āi
尘埃
[塵埃]
- dust
yānchén
烟尘
[煙塵]
- smoke and dust
- air pollution
shāchén
沙尘
[沙塵]
- airborne sand and dust
chénshì
尘世
[塵世]
- (religion) this mortal life; the mundane world
wēichén
微尘
[微塵]
- dust
- (Buddhism) minutest particle of matter
chénfēng
尘封
[塵封]
- covered in dust
- dusty
- lying unused for a long time
chénfèi
尘肺
[塵肺]
- pneumoconiosis
hóngchén
红尘
[紅塵]
- the world of mortals (Buddhism)
- human society
- worldly affairs
chénmǎn
尘螨
[塵蟎]
- dust mite
chéntǔ
尘土
[塵土]
- dust
fúchén
浮尘
[浮塵]
- dust (floating in the air or settled on a surface)
- large amount of airborne sand and dust, such as during a sandstorm
luòchén
落尘
[落塵]
- dust fall
- fallout (volcanic, nuclear etc)
- particulate matter
yìchén
轶尘
[軼塵]
- variant of 逸塵／逸尘 (yìchén)
xiānchén
纤尘
[纖塵]
- speck of dust
- fine dust
fěnchén
粉尘
[粉塵]
- dust
- airborne powder
- solid particulate matter
chénbào
尘暴
[塵暴]
- dust devil
yìchén
逸尘
[逸塵]
- outstanding
- above the common
- out of the ordinary
piāochén
飘尘
[飄塵]
- floating dust
- atmospheric particles
xīchénjī
吸尘机
[吸塵機]
- vacuum cleaner
xīchénqì
吸尘器
[吸塵器]
- vacuum cleaner
- dust catcher
lüchénqì
滤尘器
[濾塵器]
- dust filter
shāchénbào
沙尘暴
[沙塵暴]
- sand and dust storm
chúchénjī
除尘机
[除塵機]
- dusting machine
- dust filter
fēngchénpúpú
风尘仆仆
[風塵僕僕]
- lit. covered in dust (idiom)
- fig. travel-worn
yīqí-juéchén
一骑绝尘
[一騎絕塵]
- (idiom) to lead the pack by a wide margin; to leave one's competitors trailing behind in one's dust
shènxiāochénshàng
甚嚣尘上
[甚囂塵上]
- clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor
- to raise a tremendous stink
bùrénhòuchén
步人后尘
[步人後塵]
- to follow in other people's footsteps
Chén'āiluòdìng
尘埃落定
[塵埃落定]
- "Red Poppies", novel by 阿來／阿来 ( Alái)
chén'āiluòdìng
尘埃落定
[塵埃落定]
- lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
- fig. to get sorted out
- to be finalized
yīlùfēngchén
一路风尘
[一路風塵]
- to live an exhausting journey
yīchénbùrǎn
一尘不染
[一塵不染]
- (idiom) untainted by even a speck of dust; spotlessly clean; (of a person) honest; incorruptible
mǎnshēnchén'āi
满身尘埃
[滿身塵埃]
- dusty
wàngchénmòjí
望尘莫及
[望塵莫及]
- lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)
- to be far inferior
xiānchénbùrǎn
纤尘不染
[纖塵不染]
- see 一塵不染／一尘不染 (yīchénbùrǎn)
mǎnliǎnfēngchén
满脸风尘
[滿臉風塵]
- lit. with a face full of dust
- showing the hardships of travel (idiom)
yìchénduànyāng
逸尘断鞅
[逸塵斷鞅]
- lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness
- fig. to ride like the wind (idiom)
kànpò-hóngchén
看破红尘
[看破紅塵]
- (idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society
jiǎnxìngchénwù
碱性尘雾
[鹼性塵霧]
- alkali fumes