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灰

huī

ashes; dust; lime, mortar

Strokes
6
Radical
火
HSK
5
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 我变灰了。

    Wǒ biàn huī le

    I turned grey.

  • 他会让你吃灰的。

    Tā huì ràng nǐ chī huī de

    He will make you eat dirt.

  • 他很坚强,不会那么容易灰心。

    Tā hěn jiān qiáng bù huì nà me róng yì huī xīn

    He won't be easily discouraged, because he's a tough guy.

  • 我可以借你的灰色西装吗?

    Wǒ kě yǐ jiè nǐ de huī sè xī zhuāng ma

    Could I borrow your gray suit?

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 灰

  • 灰huī 1ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected
  • 灰色huī sè 1–4 gray; ash gray; grizzly; pessimistic; gloomy; dispirited; ambiguous
  • 灰尘huī chén 1–2 dust
  • 灰心huī xīn 1–1 to lose heart; to be discouraged