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灰

huī · hui

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. ash
  2. dust
  3. lime
  4. gray
  5. discouraged; dejected
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Dust or gray?

  1. Dengdeng

    桌子(zhuōzi)上(shàng)都是(dōushì)灰(huī)，你(nǐ)多久(duōjiǔ)没(méi)擦了(cāle)？

    The table is covered in dust. How long since you wiped it?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)刚(gāng)擦(cā)过(guò)呀(ya)。

    I just wiped it yesterday.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)这(zhè)层(céng)灰(huī)是(shì)哪里(nǎlǐ)来(lái)的(de)？

    Then where did this layer of dust come from?

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)摸摸(mōmō)看(kàn)，是(shì)灰(huī)，还是(háishi)桌子(zhuōzi)的(de)颜色(yánsè)？

    Touch it. Is it dust, or the color of the table?

  5. Dengdeng

    哦(ò)，我(wǒ)手(shǒu)上(shàng)一点(yīdiǎn)灰(huī)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)，桌子(zhuōzi)本来(běnlái)就(jiù)是(shì)灰(huī)的(de)。

    Oh, there is no dust on my hand. The table was gray all along.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

机(jī)器(qì)蒙(méng)上(shàng)了(le)一(yì)层(céng)灰(huī)。

The machine was coated with dust.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)拍(pāi)掉(diào)裤(kù)子(zi)上(shàng)的(de)灰(huī)，然(rán)后(hòu)走(zǒu)进(jìn)教(jiào)室(shì)。

He brushed the dust off his pants and then walked into the classroom.

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