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化为灰烬 (huà wéi huī jìn): To turn to ashes (verb/idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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化 • huà • to change, transform, convert • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
huà化

to change, transform, convert

为 • wéi • to be; to become; to act as • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
wéi为

to be; to become; to act as

灰 • huī • grey; ash; dust • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
huī灰

grey; ash; dust

烬 • jìn • cinders, ashes, embers; remnants
jìn烬

cinders, ashes, embers; remnants

Word Info

Pinyinhuà wéi huī jìn
Meaningto turn to ashes
Characters4
Syntaxverb/idiom
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Example Sentences with 化为灰烬

Dà大
huǒ火
guò过
hòu后
,
zhěng整
zuò座
sēn森
lín林
huà化
wéi为
huī灰
jìn烬
。
After the great fire, the entire forest turned to ashes.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 化为灰烬.

Words with 化
  • 变化biàn huàchange
  • 文化wén huàculture
  • 化学huà xuéchemistry
  • 消化xiāo huàdigest
  • 现代化xiàn dài huàmodernization
  • 优化yōu huàto optimize
  • 化妆huà zhuāngmake up; apply cosmetics
  • 化石huà shífossil
Words with 为
  • 因为yīn wèibecause
  • 为什么wèi shén mewhy?
  • 为了wèi lein order to
  • 认为rèn wéito think that; consider
Words with 灰
  • 灰尘huī chéndust; dirt; ash
  • 灰心huī xīnto lose heart; to be discouraged; be disappointed
  • 灰色huī sègray
  • 掸灰dǎn huīto dust off
Words with 烬
  • 余烬yújìnremaining embers, remnants
  • 灰烬huījìnashes, cinders
  • 烬灭jìnmièto burn out, to be extinguished
以为
yǐ wéi
think; feel; reckon
  • 分为fēn wéito divide sth into (parts)
  • 成为chéng wéibecome
  • 作为zuò wéito act as; conduct
  • 灰暗
    huī àn
    gloomy, dim
  • 灰烬huījìnashes, cinders
  • 烟灰yān huīcigarette ash
  • 石灰shí huīlime (calcium oxide)