Hanzi
Traditional
烘
Simplified
烘

to bake/to heat by fire/to set off by contrast

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

hōng

Bopomofo

ㄏㄨㄥ

Jyutping

hung3

Example sentences

暖烘烘 nuǎnhōnghōng
陽光照在身上，感覺暖烘烘的。
阳光照在身上，感觉暖烘烘的。

The sun is shining on me, and I feel nice and warm.

烘乾 / 烘干 hōnggān
請把衣服放進烘乾機裡烘乾。
请把衣服放进烘干机里烘干。

Please put the clothes in the dryer to dry.

烘乾機 / 烘干机 hōnggānjī
這件衣服不能放進烘乾機裡，會縮水的。
这件衣服不能放进烘干机里，会缩水的。

This piece of clothing cannot be put into the dryer, it will shrink.

烘托 hōngtuō
燈光烘托出了溫馨的氣氛。
灯光烘托出了温馨的气氛。

The lighting brought out the warm atmosphere.

Example Vocabulary

烘焙

hong1'bei4

暖烘烘

nuan3'hong1'hong1

warm; cozy

烘乾

hong1'gan1

to dry (by heat); to dehydrate

烘乾機

hong1'gan1'ji1

dryer (for clothes, food, etc.)

烘托

hong1'tuo1

to set off by contrast; to highlight; to accentuate

烘烤

hong1'kao3

烘

hong1

烘箱

hong1'xiang1

臭烘烘

chou4'hong1'hong1

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