chénzhā

沉渣

Word · Noun

dregs; sediment; worthless remnants

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

dregs; sediment; residue that sinks to the bottom

neutral

Literal, physical meaning.

Kā咖
fēi啡
bēi杯
dǐ底
yǒu有
yī一
xiē些
chén沉
zhā渣
 。

There are some dregs at the bottom of the coffee cup.

Fèi废
shuǐ水
chǔ处
lǐ理
chí池
lǐ里
chén沉
diàn淀
zhe着
hòu厚
hòu厚
de的
gōng工
yè业
chén沉
zhā渣
 。

Thick industrial sediment has settled at the bottom of the wastewater treatment pond.

2.

noun

worthless remnants; decadent and useless things left over

literary

Figurative meaning, often with a negative connotation.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
jǐng警
tì惕
lì历
shǐ史
chén沉
zhā渣
de的
fàn泛
qǐ起
 。

We must be vigilant against the resurgence of historical dregs.

Zhè这
xiē些
fēng封
jiàn建
sī思
xiǎng想
shì是
shè社
huì会
jìn进
bù步
de的
chén沉
zhā渣
 。

These feudal ideas are the worthless dregs hindering social progress.

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Chén沉
zhā渣
fàn泛
qǐ起
 ，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
jiān坚
jué决
dǐ抵
zhì制
 。

When worthless remnants resurface, we must resolutely resist them.