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尘埃落定 (塵埃落定)
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

尘埃落定 [chén'āiluòdìng]
  1. 1. To settle on; to have reached a certain conclusion.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

尘埃落定 [chén' āi luò dìng]
  1. 1. 比喻事情已经有了结果,成为定局。

Examples

to wait for the dust to settle
[fig] 等到尘埃落定
As the smoke cleared and the dust settled, two soldiers approached.
烟雾散去,尘埃落定,两个战士走近了。
I will be happy to talk to them when the dust has settled.
尘埃落定之时,我会很高兴和他们交谈。

Word Decomposition


[chén]
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[āi]
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[luò]
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[dìng]

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