尘封

塵封

chénfēng

verb #25,487

Meanings

HSK 4

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.

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

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.

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