烟尘 (yān chén) — smoke and dust; particulate matter; air pollution; (literary) the smoke and dust of war; war chaos
Definition
Literary compound for 'smoke and dust,' used both for air pollution and, in classical writing, as a metaphor for the chaos of war.
noun
smoke and dustparticulate matterair pollution(literary) the smoke and dust of warwar chaos
Examples
- 烟尘。Chéng shì lǐ de yān chén wū rǎn yuè lái yuè yán zhòng.Smoke and dust pollution in the city is getting worse.
- 烟尘。Gǔ dài shī wén zhōng cháng yòng yān chén lái xíng róng zhàn luàn.Ancient poetry and prose often use 'smoke and dust' to describe war.
- 烟尘。Gōng chǎng pái fàng de yān chén yǐng xiǎng le jū mín de jiàn kāng.The smoke and dust emitted by factories affected residents' health.
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