蒸汽浴 (zhēng qì yù) — steam bath; sauna | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

steam bathsauna

Examples

蒸汽浴。
Zhè jiā jiǔ diàn yǒu chuán tǒng de zhēng qì yù.
This hotel has a traditional steam bath.
蒸汽浴。
Tā měi zhōu dōu qù jiàn shēn fáng xǐ zhēng qì yù.
He goes to the gym to take a steam bath every week.
蒸汽浴。
Zhēng zhēng qì yù kě yǐ bāng zhù huǎn jiě pí láo.
Taking a steam bath can help relieve fatigue.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

蒸汽steam

蒸zhēngto steam汽qìvapor

偏正Modifier + head

蒸汽 means steam, 浴 a bath; together they name a steam bath.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎograss

Sound part声符shēngfú

烝

烝zhēng蒸zhēng

Same sound today

蒸 pairs 艸 (grass) with 烝, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵气汽

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

气

Same sound today

The 氵 part is water, and 气 is used for the sound and also means air, so 汽 shows water in an air-like form.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵谷浴

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

谷

谷gǔ浴yù

Same sound today

浴 shows 氵 (water) beside 谷, which gives the sound, for bathing in water.

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