ashes; embers; remnants after destruction
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ashes; the powdery residue left after something is burned
neutral指完全燃烧后的剩余物，常比喻被彻底摧毁后留下的东西或痕迹。
Dà大
huǒ火
guò过
hòu后
，
zhěng整
dòng栋
jiàn建
zhù筑
huà化
wéi为
huī灰
jìn烬
。
After the big fire, the entire building was reduced to ashes.
Gōu篝
huǒ火
de的
huī灰
jìn烬
zài在
qīng清
chén晨
hái还
wēi微
wēi微
fā发
rè热
。
The ashes of the campfire were still slightly warm in the early morning.
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Tā他
de的
mèng梦
xiǎng想
zài在
nà那
cì次
shī失
bài败
hòu后
chéng成
le了
huī灰
jìn烬
。
His dreams turned to ashes after that failure.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
cóng从
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
huī灰
jìn烬
zhōng中
fā发
xiàn现
le了
gōng工
jù具
。
Archaeologists discovered tools from ancient ashes.