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Hanzi

蒸 / 蒸

Traditional
蒸
Simplified
蒸

to evaporate/(of cooking) to steam/torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old)/finely chopped firewood (old)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

zhēng

Bopomofo

ㄓㄥ

Jyutping

zing1

Example sentences

蒸 zhēng
媽媽在廚房裡蒸饅頭。
妈妈在厨房里蒸馒头。

Mom is steaming buns in the kitchen.

糕 gāo
過年時，奶奶會蒸一大盤糕，送給鄰居當點心。
过年时，奶奶会蒸一大盘糕，送给邻居当点心。

During the holiday, Grandma steams a large tray of cake and gives it to the neighbors as a snack.

蒸氣 / 蒸气 zhēngqì
水沸騰時，白色蒸氣從鍋裡飄出，廚房很快暖和起來。
水沸腾时，白色蒸气从锅里飘出，厨房很快暖和起来。

When the water boils, white vapor drifts out of the pot, and the kitchen soon becomes warm.

翻騰 / 翻腾 fānténg
湯在鍋裡不停翻騰，蒸氣充滿了廚房。
汤在锅里不停翻腾，蒸气充满了厨房。

The hot soup kept roiling in the pot, and steam quickly filled the kitchen.

蒸汽 zhēngqì
鍋裡的蒸汽讓窗戶變得模糊。
锅里的蒸汽让窗户变得模糊。

The steam from the pot made the window fog up.

蒸發 / 蒸发 zhēngfā
陽光很強，地上的積水很快蒸發了。
阳光很强，地上的积水很快蒸发了。

The sunlight was strong, and the water on the ground evaporated quickly.

水蒸氣 / 水蒸气 shuǐzhēngqì
熱水打開後，浴室的鏡子很快就被水蒸氣遮住了。
热水打开后，浴室的镜子很快就被水蒸气遮住了。

After the hot water is turned on, the bathroom mirror is quickly covered with steam.

蒸汽機 / 蒸汽机 zhēngqìjī
博物館裡的老蒸汽機仍然可以運轉，吸引許多遊客參觀。
博物馆里的老蒸汽机仍然可以运转，吸引许多游客参观。

The old steam engine in the museum can still run, attracting many visitors.

Example Vocabulary

蒸

zheng1

to steam (food); to evaporate

清蒸

qing1'zheng1

蒸氣

zheng1'qi4

steam; vapor

蒸汽

zheng1'qi4

steam; vapor

蒸發

zheng1'fa1

to evaporate; to vanish quickly

蒸籠

zheng1'long2

水蒸氣

shui3'zheng1'qi4

water vapor; steam

熏蒸

蒸汽機

zheng1'qi4'ji1

steam engine

蒸湘

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