尘 (chén) — (bound form) dust, dirt; (bound form, literary) this world, the mortal world
Definition
尘 (chén) is a literary 'bound form' that always attaches to another character (灰尘 dust, 红尘 the mortal world). It carries a poetic or philosophical tone — in everyday speech use 灰 for dust.
bound form
(bound form) dustdirt(bound form, literary) this worldthe mortal world
Examples
- 。Zhuō zi shàng yǒu hěn duō huī chén.There is a lot of dust on the table.
- 。Fēng chuī qǐ le dì shàng de chén tǔ.The wind blew up the dust from the ground.
- ，。Tā kàn pò le hóng chén, jué dìng chū jiā.He saw through the mortal world and decided to become a monk.
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