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CHINESE CHARACTER
diàn
淀
淀
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sediment; lake
- Numbered pinyin
- dian4
- English meanings
- sediment; precipitate; shallow lake
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
standard; classic
pad
establish; sacrifice
summit; peak
inn
concern; remember
hall
measure word (approximations)
electricity
pasture; used in 缅甸
electricity
top; jolt
top; jolt
point; dot; o'clock
Example sentences
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- 01
ní泥shā沙mànmàn慢慢chéndiàn沉淀xiàlai下来。
The silt slowly settles.
- 02
shuǐ水zhōng中chūxiàn出现báisè白色chéndiàn沉淀。
A white precipitate appeared in the water.
Related words
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