Definition
尘 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'dust' or 'dirt', and it cannot be used alone — it always appears in compounds like 灰尘 (dust), 尘土 (dust/dirt), or 除尘 (dust removal). In literary or classical contexts, 尘 also refers to 'this world' or 'the mortal world', as in 红尘 (the red dust, i.e., the world of mortals) and 尘世 (the earthly world).
b.f.
(bound form) dustdirt(bound form, literary) this worldthe mortal world
Examples
- 。Zhuōzi shàng yǒu hěn duō huīchén.There is a lot of dust on the table.
- 。Fēng chuī qǐ le dì shàng de chéntǔ.The wind blew up the dust from the ground.
- ，。Tā kàn pò le hóngchén, juédìng chūjiā.He saw through the mortal world and decided to become a monk.
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