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灰尘

huī chén

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 灰塵

灰尘 (huī chén) means "dust". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 灰尘 means

1. dust

The characters in 灰尘

• 灰huīash; dust; lime
• 尘chéndust; dirt; earth

Example sentences

• 桌子被灰尘复盖。
  The table was covered with dust.
• 他对室内灰尘过敏。
  He is allergic to house dust.
• 清理镜子上的灰尘。
  Clean the dirt off the mirror.
• 他的房间布满了灰尘。
  Tā de fángjiān bù mǎn le huīchén.
  His room was covered with dust.
• 把架子上的灰尘擦一下。
  Bǎ jiàzi shàng de huīchén cā yīxià.
  Dust off the shelf.
• 她每天擦拭家具的灰尘。
  Tā měitiān cāshì jiājù de huīchén.
  She dusts the furniture every day.

Where 灰尘 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Physical States & Materials (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
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