烟尘

煙塵
yānchén
noun #28,178

Meanings

  1. 1 smoke and dust
  2. 2 air pollution
  3. 3 (literary) the dust of battle

Examples

Gōngchǎng páifàng de yānchén wūrǎn le zhōubiān de kōngqì.
The smoke and dust emitted by the factory polluted the surrounding air.
Zhànchǎng shàng yānchén mímàn, shénme dōu kàn bù qīngchǔ.
Smoke and dust filled the battlefield, making it impossible to see clearly.

Tips

usage
烟尘 can refer to literal airborne pollution or be used in literary/historical contexts to describe the chaos and dust of warfare.

Stroke Order

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