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| Pronunciation |
: |
huī |
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| Meaning |
: |
- grey. (adj)
- ash. (n)
- dust. (n)
- lime; (lime) mortar. (n)
- disheartened; discouraged. (adj)
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| Radical |
: |
火 |
| Strokes |
: |
6 |
| Traditional |
: |
灰 |
| Usage |
: |
7.0% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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: |
grey, gray; pessimistic; gloomy |
Sentences:
| 1. The painter decided to grey the sky. |
| zhè |
gè |
huà |
jiā |
jué |
dìng |
bǎ |
tiān |
kōng |
huà |
chéng |
huī |
sè |
。 |
| 这 |
个 |
画 |
家 |
决 |
定 |
把 |
天 |
空 |
画 |
成 |
灰 |
色 |
。 |
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| 这 |
: |
this |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 画家 |
: |
painter |
| 决定 |
: |
decide |
| 把 |
: |
used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other word |
| 天空 |
: |
sky |
| 画 |
: |
draw |
| 成 |
: |
become |
| 灰色 |
: |
grey |
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| 2. The stores were all burned to ashes. |
| suǒ |
yǒu |
de |
shāng |
diàn |
bèi |
shāo |
chéng |
le |
huī |
jìn |
。 |
| 所 |
有 |
的 |
商 |
店 |
被 |
烧 |
成 |
了 |
灰 |
烬 |
。 |
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| 所有 |
: |
all |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 商店 |
: |
store |
| 被 |
: |
by (used in a passive sentence) |
| 烧 |
: |
burn |
| 成 |
: |
become |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 灰烬 |
: |
ashes |
|
| 3. The desk is covered with a thick layer of dust. |
| zhuō |
shàng |
jī |
le |
hòu |
hòu |
de |
yì |
céng |
huī |
chén |
。 |
| 桌 |
上 |
积 |
了 |
厚 |
厚 |
的 |
一 |
层 |
灰 |
尘 |
。 |
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| 桌 |
: |
desk, table |
| 上 |
: |
on |
| 积 |
: |
accumulate, store up |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 厚 |
: |
thick |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 层 |
: |
measure word |
| 灰尘 |
: |
dust |
|
| 4. When you succeed don’t get conceited; when you fail don’t be dejected. |
| chénɡ |
ɡōnɡ |
bù |
jiāo |
ào |
, |
shī |
bài |
bù |
huī |
xīn |
。 |
| 成 |
功 |
不 |
骄 |
傲 |
， |
失 |
败 |
不 |
灰 |
心 |
。 |
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| 成功 |
: |
success |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 骄傲 |
: |
conceited; proud |
| 失败 |
: |
fail |
| 灰心 |
: |
lose heart, dejected |
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