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尘土

塵土
chéntǔ
noun #11,375

Meanings

  1. 1 dust
  2. 2 dirt

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