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dust
dəst
Main
English Definition
(名) As a noun
  1. Fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air.
  2. Free microscopic particles of solid material.
  3. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.
(动) As a verb
  1. Remove the dust from.
  2. Rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape.
  3. Distribute loosely.
  4. Cover with a light dusting of a substance.
Hyphenationdust
Part of Speech(名) noun, (及物的动) transitive verb
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灰尘huīchéndust
尘埃chén'āidust
粉末fěnmòfine powder; dust
花粉huāfěnpollen
土tǔearth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音; Tu (ethnic group); (Chinese surname)
骚乱sāoluàndisturbance; riot; to create a disturbance
撒sǎto scatter; to sprinkle; to spill
撒sāto let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to
灰土huītǔdust; Spodosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
埃āidust; dirt; Angstrom or Ångström, unit of length equal to 10^-10 meters; phonetic ai or e; abbr. for Egypt 埃及
尘chéndust; dirt; earth
壒àidust; mud
微尘wēichéndust; (Buddhism) minutest particle of matter
撢dǎnto dust
粉土fěntǔdust; sand
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