Definition
晾 (liàng) means to air-dry (clothes, towels, etc.) without direct sun — you hang them indoors or in the shade. In contrast, 晒 (shài) means to dry in the sun (晒衣服) or bask in sunlight (晒太阳). Figuratively, 晾 means to cold-shoulder someone (ignore them deliberately), while 晒 in HSK5 means to show off on social media.
verb
to dry (clothes, etc.) in the air(figurative) to cold-shoulderto deliberately ignore someone
Easily confused
- 凉liánglook-alikecool, cold
- 两liǎngsound-aliketwo (used before measure words or nouns that indicate quantity)
- 鲸jīnglook-alikewhale
- 两liǎngsound-alike(numeral) two (used before measure words and units of time)
- 就jiùlook-alike(after conditional clause) then; in that case
- 辆liàngsound-alike(classifier) used for vehicles
- 亮liàngsound-alikebright; light (in color or illumination)
- 量liàngsound-aliketo measure
- 量liàngsound-alikequantity, amount
- 良liángsound-alike(adv, literary) very; used in set phrases before certain adjectives (多, 久, 苦, etc.)
Examples
- 晾。Wǒ bǎ shī yīfu liàng zài wàimiàn.I hang the wet clothes outside to dry.
- ，晾。Tā shēng wǒ de qì le, yìzhí liàng zhe wǒ.She's angry at me and has been ignoring me.
- 晾。Xǐ wán zǎo hòu bǎ máojīn liàng zài yángtái shang.After showering, hang the towel on the balcony to dry.
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