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huī jìn

灰 烬

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n.ashes
- tā liǎng yǎn zhí gōu gōu de wàng zhe huī jìn
  他两眼直勾勾地望着灰烬。
  His eyes were fixed on the ashes.
- zài zhàn dòu zhōng zhè zuò chéng zhèn yǐ wéi huī jìn
  在战斗中这座城镇已为灰烬。
  The town was reduced to ashes in the fighting.
- nà xiē zhǐ zài huǒ zhōng biàn chéng le huī jìn
  那些纸在火中变成了灰烬。
  The pages turned to ashes in the fire.
synonym
yú jìn余烬

Word usage

common measure word
"灰烬" is often matched with measure word "堆"or"团"or"把".
- 一堆灰烬
  one pile of ashes
- 一团灰烬
  one cloud of ash
- 一把灰烬
  one handful of ashes

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