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Hanzi

烘 / 烘

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.

烘 hōng
我用烤箱把麵包烘得香脆可口。
我用烤箱把面包烘得香脆可口。

I used the oven to bake the bread until it was crisp and tasty.

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

to bake or heat something with dry heat

烘箱

hong1'xiang1

臭烘烘

chou4'hong1'hong1

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