蒸发 (zhēng fā) — to evaporate
Definition
Literally 'to steam off', used for liquids turning into vapor (water, alcohol). 蒸 is the base verb 'to steam' (food); 升华 is the physics term for a solid going directly to gas.
verb
to evaporate
Examples
- 蒸发。Shuǐ zài tài yáng xià hěn kuài zhēng fā le.Water evaporates quickly under the sun.
- 蒸发。Guō lǐ de shuǐ yǐ jīng quán bù zhēng fā le.The water in the pot has all evaporated.
- 蒸发。Jiǔ jīng bǐ shuǐ gèng róng yì zhēng fā.Alcohol evaporates more easily than water.
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