fine dust; dust particle
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
fine dust; minute dust particles; speck of dust
Commonly used in the chengyu 纤尘不染 to describe something spotlessly clean, either literally or metaphorically (e.g., a pure heart).
Zhuō桌
miàn面
shàng上
bù布
mǎn满
le了
xiān纤
chén尘
。
The tabletop is covered with fine dust.
Zhè这
jiān间
wū屋
zi子
bèi被
dǎ打
sǎo扫
de得
xiān纤
chén尘
bù不
rǎn染
。
This room has been cleaned until not a speck of dust remains.
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Chuāng窗
wài外
yáng阳
guāng光
zhào照
jìn进
lái来
，
zhǐ只
jiàn见
xiān纤
chén尘
zài在
guāng光
shù束
zhōng中
fēi飞
wǔ舞
。
Sunlight streamed in from outside, revealing fine dust dancing in the beams.
Tā他
nèi内
xīn心
xiān纤
chén尘
bù不
rǎn染
，
bǎo保
chí持
zhe着
tóng童
nián年
de的
chún纯
zhēn真
。
His heart remains spotless and pure, retaining the innocence of childhood.