蒸发
Old HSK 6
蒸发 (zhēngfā) · to evaporate
蒸发 (zhēngfā) means “to evaporate”. It is written with 2 characters: 蒸 (steam) + 发 (to send). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 蒸发 is built
The characters
蒸 zhēng · steam
What 蒸 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 烝zhēng — to rise
- 丞chéng — to aid
- 氶zhěng — name of a river in Shandong
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 灬huǒ — fire
- 丞chéng — to aid
发 fā · to send
What 发 is made of
- 又yòu — (once) again
Example sentences
太阳一出来，水很快就蒸发了。Tàiyáng yī chūlai, shuǐ hěnkuài jiù zhēngfā le.When the sun came out, the water quickly evaporated.
温度越高，蒸发越快。Wēndù yuè gāo, zhēngfā yuè kuài.The higher the temperature, the faster the evaporation.
Questions about 蒸发
What does 蒸发 mean?
蒸发 (zhēngfā) means “to evaporate”.
How do you pronounce 蒸发?
蒸发 is pronounced zhēngfā.
Which HSK level is 蒸发?
蒸发 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 出发chūfāto set off
- 发现fāxiànto find
- 头发tóufahair (on the head)
- 发表fābiǎoto publish
- 发出fāchūto send out
- 发达fādádeveloped
- 发动fādòngto start (an engine)
- 发明fāmíngto invent
- 发生fāshēngto happen
- 发送fāsòngto send
Learn 蒸发 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 233: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.