烟尘
yān chén
Pinyin

Definition

烟尘
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yān chén
  1. smoke and dust
  2. air pollution

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xī yān
  1. 1 to smoke
jiè yān
  1. 1 to give up smoking
chōu yān
  1. 1 to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
fēng yān
  1. 1 fire beacon (used as alarm signal over long distance)
yān
  1. 1 cigarette or pipe tobacco
  2. 2 CL:根[gēn]
  3. 3 smoke
  4. 4 mist
  5. 5 vapour
  6. 6 CL:縷|缕[lu:3]
  7. 7 tobacco plant
  8. 8 (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke
yān huǒ
  1. 1 smoke and fire
  2. 2 fireworks
yān huā
  1. 1 fireworks
  2. 2 prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
hóng chén
  1. 1 the world of mortals (Buddhism)
  2. 2 human society
  3. 3 worldly affairs
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger
èr shǒu yān
  1. 1 second-hand smoke
rén yān
  1. 1 sign of human habitation
mào yān
  1. 1 to discharge smoke
  2. 2 to fume with rage
fán chén
  1. 1 mundane world (in religious context)
  2. 2 this mortal coil
qián chén
  1. 1 the past
  2. 2 impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)
xī chén qì
  1. 1 vacuum cleaner
  2. 2 dust catcher
chén shì
  1. 1 this mortal life
  2. 2 the mundane world
chén tǔ
  1. 1 dust
chén āi
  1. 1 dust
chén fēng
  1. 1 covered in dust
  2. 2 dusty
  3. 3 lying unused for a long time

Idioms (20)

一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger
人烟稀少
rén yān xī shǎo
  1. 1 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng
  1. 1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get sorted out
  3. 3 to be finalized
如堕烟雾
rú duò yān wù
  1. 1 as if degenerating into smoke (idiom); ignorant and unable to see where things are heading
望尘莫及
wàng chén mò jí
  1. 1 lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)
  2. 2 to be far inferior
杳无人烟
yǎo wú rén yān
  1. 1 dark and uninhabited (idiom); remote and deserted
  2. 2 God-forsaken
柳烟花雾
liǔ yān huā wù
  1. 1 lit. willow scent and mist of blossom (idiom); scene full of the delights of spring
浩如烟海
hào rú yān hǎi
  1. 1 vast as the open sea (idiom); fig. extensive (library)
渺无人烟
miǎo wú rén yān
  1. 1 remote and uninhabited (idiom); deserted
  2. 2 God-forsaken
满脸风尘
mǎn liǎn fēng chén
  1. 1 lit. with a face full of dust
  2. 2 showing the hardships of travel (idiom)
灰飞烟灭
huī fēi yān miè
  1. 1 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be annihilated
  3. 3 to vanish in a puff of smoke
乌烟瘴气
wū yān zhàng qì
  1. 1 billowing smoke (idiom)
  2. 2 foul atmosphere
  3. 3 (fig.) murky atmosphere
  4. 4 in a turmoil
烽烟四起
fēng yān sì qǐ
  1. 1 lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
烽烟四起,战火纷飞
fēng yān sì qǐ , zhàn huǒ fēn fēi
  1. 1 lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
烽烟遍地
fēng yān biàn dì
  1. 1 fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
烟熏火燎
yān xūn huǒ liǎo
  1. 1 smoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke
烟花风月
yān huā fēng yuè
  1. 1 refers to lovemaking (idiom)
狼烟四起
láng yān sì qǐ
  1. 1 fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
甚嚣尘上
shèn xiāo chén shàng
  1. 1 clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor
  2. 2 to raise a tremendous stink

Sample Sentences

在丽水市庆元县,当地菇农用电力代替柴火烘干香菇,不仅节约了生产成本,还减轻了生产过程中的烟尘污染。
zài Líshuǐshì Qìngyuánxiàn ,dāngdì gū Nóng yòng diànlì dàitì cháihuo hōnggān xiānggū ,bùjǐn jiéyuē le shēngchǎnchéngběn ,hái jiǎnqīng le shēngchǎn guòchéng zhōng de yānchén wūrǎn 。
In Qingyuan County, Lishui City, a local mushroom farm uses electricity instead of firewood to dry mushrooms. This not only saves production costs, but also reduces smoke pollution during production.
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