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蒸 zhēng

steam, vapor; to evaporate

Strokes
13
Level
HSK 6
Radical
艹
Type
Ideograph
Made of 艹烝 ⿱艹烝

Memory hint: Steam 烝 provides the meaning and sound

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  1. 水烧开后会变成水蒸气。
    Shuǐ shāokāi hòu huì biànchéng shuǐzhēngqì.
    After water boils, it turns into steam.
    water boil after will turn-into water-steam
  2. 太阳一晒，地上的水很快就蒸发了。
    Tàiyáng yí shài, dìshang de shuǐ hěn kuài jiù zhēngfā le.
    Once the sun shines, the water on the ground quickly evaporates.
    sun once shine, ground-on (particle) water very fast then evaporate (particle)
  3. 你会蒸包子吗？
    Nǐ huì zhēng bāozi ma?
    Do you know how to steam buns?
    you can steam bun (question)
  4. 这锅鱼还没蒸熟。
    Zhè guō yú hái méi zhēng shú.
    This pot of fish isn't steamed through yet.
    this pot fish still not steam cooked
  5. 中午我们一起蒸了一条鱼，很好吃。
    Zhōngwǔ wǒmen yìqǐ zhēng le yì tiáo yú, hěn hǎochī.
    At noon we steamed a fish together, it was delicious.
    noon we together steam (particle) one (measure) fish, very delicious

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