晒 (shài) — to expose to the sun; to dry in the sun; to bask in the sun; (fig.) to share or show off (one's experiences, photos, etc.) on social media
Definition
晒 means to dry or bask something in the sun, and by extension to 'share' photos online (loan from English). 照 is the sun shining on something; 晾 is just airing/drying clothes, without the sun's heat.
verb
to expose to the sunto dry in the sunto bask in the sun(fig.) to share or show off (one's experiences, photos, etc.) on social media
Easily confused
Examples
- ，晒。Jīn tiān tài yáng hěn hǎo, wǒ xiǎng chū qù shài yí xià tài yáng.The sun is nice today — I want to go out and bask a bit.
- ，晒。Tóng xué jù huì hòu, tā bǎ hé yǐng shài dào le wǎng shàng.After the class reunion, she shared the group photo online.
- 晒，。Zhōu mò wǒ zài yáng tái shài le yí gè xià wǔ de tài yáng, hěn shū fu.I spent a whole afternoon basking in the sun on the balcony — it was very comfortable.
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