挥发 (huī fā) — to volatilize; to evaporate

Definition

Scientific/formal verb for liquids turning into vapor. In everyday speech, 蒸发 is more common for water-related evaporation, while 挥发 covers alcohol, paint, perfumes and similar volatile liquids.

verb

to volatilizeto evaporate

Examples

挥发。
Zhè zhǒng yè tǐ zài cháng wēn xià róng yì huī fā.
This liquid readily volatilizes at room temperature.
挥发，。
Jiǔ jīng huī fā dé hěn kuài, suǒ yǐ píng gài yào níng jǐn.
Alcohol evaporates very quickly, so the bottle cap should be screwed on tightly.
，挥发。
Kāi chuāng hòu, fáng jiān lǐ de yóu qī wèi màn màn huī fā le.
After opening the window, the paint smell in the room slowly volatilized.

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