尘土

塵土

chéntǔ

noun #11,375

Meanings

1 dust
2 dirt

Characters

Examples

风一吹，尘土飞扬。

Fēng yī chuī, chéntǔ fēiyáng.

When the wind blows, dust flies everywhere.

桌子上落了一层尘土。

Zhuōzi shàng luò le yī céng chéntǔ.

A layer of dust has settled on the table.

Tips

usage

尘土 refers to dry, fine particles of dust/dirt. Compare with 灰尘 (huīchén, dust - more common in daily speech) and 泥土 (nítǔ, soil/earth - wet or solid).

Stroke Order

尘 chén

土 tǔ