灰
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

灰

huī

ash

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

ash

02

dust

03

lime

04

gray

05

discouraged; dejected

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 灰

What does 灰 mean in Chinese?

灰 (huī) means ash.

How do you pronounce 灰?

灰 is pronounced huī.

Is 灰 an HSK word?

灰 is on the HSK 5 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 灰?

灰 is used as a 名词 / 形容词 (noun / adjective) in Chinese.

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