埃

āi · ai/Āi · ai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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āi 埃

  1. dust
  2. dirt
  3. angstrom
  4. phonetic ai or e

Āi 埃

  1. abbr. for Egypt 埃及 (Āi jí)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

桌(zhuō)上(shàng)落(luò)了(le)一(yì)层(céng)薄(báo)薄(báo)的(de)埃(āi)。

A thin layer of dust settled on the table.

02

风(fēng)吹(chuī)过(guò)沙(shā)漠(mò),扬(yáng)起(qǐ)漫(màn)天(tiān)尘(chén)埃(āi)。

The wind blew across the desert, raising dust all over the sky.

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