Chinese word dictionary

尘埃落定

chén āi luò dìng · lit. the dust has settled (idiom); fig. to get sorted out; to be finalized

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Word information

Simplified尘埃落定

Traditional塵埃落定

Pinyinchén āi luò dìng

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HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

尘chén

cinders, ashes, dust, dirt

埃āi

fine dust; dirt; Angstrom

落luò

to fall, to drop; surplus, net income

定dìng

to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure

How to learn 尘埃落定

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决定juédìng

to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]; certainly

一定yídìng

surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must

定dìng

to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc); to congeal; to coagulate; (literary) definitely

规定guīdìng

to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations

降落jiàngluò

to descend; to land

肯定kěndìng

to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)