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| Pronunciation |
: |
zhēng |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- to evaporate. (v)
- (of cooking) to steam. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
艹 |
| Strokes |
: |
13 |
| Traditional |
: |
蒸 |
| Usage |
: |
1.8% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
|
: |
to evaporate; evaporation |
Sentences:
| 1. Steam the potatoes for thirty minutes. |
| tǔ |
dòu |
xū |
yào |
zhēng |
|
|
fēn |
zhōng |
。 |
| 土 |
豆 |
需 |
要 |
蒸 |
3 |
0 |
分 |
钟 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 土豆 |
: |
potatoes |
| 需要 |
: |
need |
| 蒸 |
: |
steam |
| 分钟 |
: |
minutes |
|
| 2. I will have steamed spareribs cooked with pumpkin for lunch. |
| jīn |
tiān |
zhōng |
wǔ |
wǒ |
yào |
chī |
jīn |
guā |
zhēng |
pái |
gǔ |
。 |
| 今 |
天 |
中 |
午 |
我 |
要 |
吃 |
金 |
瓜 |
蒸 |
排 |
骨 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 今天 |
: |
today |
| 中午 |
: |
lunch |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 要 |
: |
want to |
| 吃 |
: |
eat |
| 金瓜 |
: |
pumpkin |
| 蒸 |
: |
steam |
| 排骨 |
: |
spareribs |
|
| 3. The water turns into steam. |
| shuǐ |
biàn |
chéng |
le |
zhēng |
qì |
。 |
| 水 |
变 |
成 |
了 |
蒸 |
气 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 水 |
: |
water |
| 变成 |
: |
become |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
| 蒸气 |
: |
steam |
|
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