灰

from Learn Chinese Everyday 每日学华语 by Min Min

Pronunciation	:	huī
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Meaning	:	grey. (adj) ash. (n) dust. (n) lime; (lime) mortar. (n) disheartened; discouraged. (adj)
Radical	:	火
Strokes	:	6
Traditional	:	灰
Usage	:	7.0%

Common Words / Phrases:

灰色

huī sè

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grey, gray; pessimistic; gloomy

灰尘

huī chén

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dust

灰心

huī xīn

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lose heart

灰暗

huī àn

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gloomy

石灰

shí huī

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lime

Sentences:

1. The painter decided to grey the sky.

zhè

gè

huà

jiā

jué

dìng

bǎ

tiān

kōng

huà

chéng

huī

sè

。

这

个

画

家

决

定

把

天

空

画

成

灰

色

。

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这	:	this
个	:	measure word
画家	:	painter
决定	:	decide
把	:	used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other word
天空	:	sky
画	:	draw
成	:	become
灰色	:	grey

2. The stores were all burned to ashes.

suǒ	yǒu	de	shāng	diàn	bèi	shāo	chéng	le	huī	jìn	。
所	有	的	商	店	被	烧	成	了	灰	烬	。

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所有	:	all
的	:	(particle) used after an attribute; to
商店	:	store
被	:	by (used in a passive sentence)
烧	:	burn
成	:	become
了	:	(particle) used after an action that has taken place
灰烬	:	ashes

3. The desk is covered with a thick layer of dust.

zhuō	shàng	jī	le	hòu	hòu	de	yì	céng	huī	chén	。
桌	上	积	了	厚	厚	的	一	层	灰	尘	。

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桌	:	desk, table
上	:	on
积	:	accumulate, store up
了	:	(particle) used after an action that has taken place
厚	:	thick
的	:	(particle) used after an attribute; to
一	:	one
层	:	measure word
灰尘	:	dust