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烫 tàng

to scald

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 5
Radical
火
Traditional
燙
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 汤火 ⿱汤火

Memory hint: fire

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  1. 小心，汤很烫。
    Xiǎoxīn, tāng hěn tàng.
    Be careful, the soup is very hot.
    careful, soup very scalding
  2. 这杯茶烫不烫？
    Zhè bēi chá tàng bu tàng?
    Is this cup of tea too hot?
    this (measure) tea scalding not scalding
  3. 请等水不烫了再喝。
    Qǐng děng shuǐ bú tàng le zài hē.
    Please wait until the water isn't scalding before drinking.
    please wait water not scalding (particle) then drink
  4. 幸好没有被热水烫到。
    Xìnghǎo méiyǒu bèi rèshuǐ tàng dào.
    Fortunately I wasn't scalded by the hot water.
    fortunately not-have by hot-water scald reach
  5. 刚出锅的饺子非常烫。
    Gāng chūguō de jiǎozi fēicháng tàng.
    The dumplings just out of the pot are extremely hot.
    just out-pot (particle) dumpling very scalding

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