蒸

To evaporate in Chinese: 蒸 (zhēng)

zhēng

to evaporate

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to evaporate
  2. 2(of cooking) to steam
  3. 3torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old)
  4. 4finely chopped firewood (old)

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Example sentences

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  • 妈妈蒸了一锅香喷喷的馒头。

    mā ma zhēng le yì guō xiāng pēn pēn de mán tou。

    Mom steamed a pot of fragrant buns.

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Related words

拯救

zhěng jiù

to save

整合

zhěng hé

to conform

整洁

zhěng jié

neatly

整数

zhěng shù

whole number

正面

zhèng miàn

front

正能量

zhèng néng liàng

positive energy

正视

zhèng shì

to face squarely

正直

zhèng zhí

upright

正宗

zhèng zōng

orthodox school

证人

zhèng rén

witness

郑重

zhèng zhòng

serious

症结

zhēng jié

hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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