wěng

塕

Character · Adjective · Noun

dust; dusty

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

adjective

describing dust flying; dusty

dialect

Dialect word, chiefly used in northern Chinese dialects, describing the scene where dust is stirred up and flying in the air.

Wài外
miàn面
guā刮
zhe着
dà大
fēng风
 ，
dào到
chù处
dōu都
shì是
wěng塕
wěng塕
de的
 。

It's windy outside, and there's dust flying everywhere.

Zhè这
tiáo条
lù路
hǎo好
jiǔ久
méi没
xiū修
 ，
yī一
zǒu走
guò过
jiù就
wěng塕
qǐ起
lái来
le了
 。

This road hasn't been repaired for ages; dust flies up as soon as you walk through.

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Sǎo扫
dì地
de的
shí时
hou候
bié别
sǎo扫
de得
tài太
kuài快
 ，
miǎn免
de得
wū屋
lǐ里
wěng塕
de得
lì厉
hài害
 。

Don't sweep too fast when cleaning, or the room will get terribly dusty.

2.

noun

dust

dialect

Refers to dust particles, especially in dialect contexts. Less common than 灰尘 or 尘土 in standard Mandarin.

Zhuō桌
zi子
shàng上
luò落
le了
yī一
céng层
wěng塕
 。

A layer of dust has settled on the table.

Dǎ打
sǎo扫
yī一
xià下
dì地
shàng上
de的
wěng塕
 。

Sweep up the dust on the floor.

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Zhè这
wū屋
zi子
hǎo好
jiǔ久
méi没
rén人
zhù住
 ，
dào到
chù处
dōu都
shì是
wěng塕
 。

Nobody has lived in this room for a long time; there's dust everywhere.