尘封

塵封

chénfēng

verb #25,487

Meanings

那些尘封的旧照片唤起了他的童年记忆。

Nàxiē chénfēng de jiù zhàopiàn huànqǐ le tā de tóngnián jìyì.

Those dust-covered old photos evoked his childhood memories.

这段历史被尘封了几十年，终于重见天日。

Zhè duàn lìshǐ bèi chénfēng le jǐshí nián, zhōngyú chóngjiàntiānrì.

This piece of history was buried for decades and finally came to light.

他打开了那个尘封的箱子，里面装满了旧书。

Tā dǎkāi le nàgè chénfēng de xiāngzi, lǐmiàn zhuāngmǎn le jiùshū.

He opened that dust-covered box, which was full of old books.

memory

尘 (dust) + 封 (seal/close) = sealed by dust. A vivid image of something shut away and forgotten for so long that dust has settled on top.

尘 chén

封 fēng