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蒸发 (zhēng fā) — how to say "to evaporate" in Chinese
蒸发
To evaporate, evaporation
verb
Character composition
蒸
to steam, to evaporate
发
to emit, to send out
Radicals / Keys
又
Again
#29 · yòu · 2 strokes
艸
Grass
#140 · cǎo · 6 strokes
Collocations
水分蒸发
shuǐ fèn zhēng fā
evaporation of water
蒸发掉
zhēng fā diào
to evaporate away
Examples
太阳一出来，地上的水很快就蒸发了。
As soon as the sun comes out, the water on the ground evaporates quickly.
水会蒸发。
Water evaporates.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to evaporate" in Chinese?
"to evaporate" in Chinese is 蒸发 (zhēng fā).
What does 蒸发 mean in English?
蒸发 (zhēng fā) means "To evaporate, evaporation".
How is 蒸发 pronounced?
It is pronounced zhēng fā (written as zheng fa, zhengfa). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to evaporate" in Chinese characters?
It is written 蒸发: 蒸 has 13 strokes, 发 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 蒸发?
蒸发 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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