HSK 5 HSK C7-9/V7-9
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烫

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Strokes

Definition

to scald/to burn (by scalding)/to blanch (cooking)/to heat (sth) up in hot water/to perm/to iron/scalding hot

Example

As a Verb

scald; burn

1
Wǒ
我
hē
喝
rèchá
热茶
shí
时
tàng
烫
le
了
shétou
舌头
  
。

I scalded my tongue on/with the hot tea.

2
Dāngxīn
当心
  
,
biè
别
ràng
让
kāishuǐ
开水
tàng
烫
zhāo
着
le
了
  
!

Be careful! Don't get yourself scalded by the boiling water.

3
Tàng
烫
le
了
yī
一
gè
个
pāo
泡

get a blister from a burn

As a Verb

heat up (in hot water); warm

4
Xīhóngshì
西红柿
tàng
烫
yī
一
xià
下
zài
再
qùpí
去皮
jiù
就
róngyì
容易
duō
多
le
了
  
。

It is much easier to peel a tomato after it's been scalded.

5
Cāgān
擦干
diézi
碟子
qián
前
xiān
先
yòng
用
kāishuǐ
开水
bǎ
把
tāmen
它们
tàng
烫
yī
一
xià
下
  
。

Scald the plates before drying them.

6
Yòng
用
rèshuǐ
热水
tàng
烫
jiǎo
脚

bathe one's feet in hot water

7
Tàng
烫
yīfu
衣服

iron/press clothes

8
Tàng
烫
niúnǎi
牛奶

scald milk

9
Tàng
烫
gè
个
zǎo
澡

take a hot bath

As a Verb

perm; have one's hair permed; give/have a permanent wave

As an Adjective

boiling hot; scalding