yān chéndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
smoke and dust / air pollution
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Original source entry:

煙塵 烟尘 [yan1 chen2] /smoke and dust/air pollution/

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Other forms in these source records: 煙塵

  • 烟
    yān

    cigarette or pipe tobacco / CL:根[gēn] / smoke / mist / vapour / CL:縷|缕[lǚ] / tobacco plant / (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke / tobacco (variant of 煙|烟[yān])

  • 尘
    chén

    dust / dirt / earth

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