曝晒 (pù shài) — to expose to strong sunlight (for drying, tanning, or curing); to sunbathe intensely

Definition

曝晒 (pùshài) means to expose something to strong, direct sunlight — usually for drying goods, tanning, or bleaching. Often paired with 把 in a disposal construction (把…曝晒).

verb
to expose to strong sunlight (for drying, tanning, or curing)to sunbathe intensely

Examples

  • 曝晒，。
    Xià tiān bú yào zài zhōng wǔ chū qù pù shài, róng yì shài shāng pí fū.
    In summer, don't go out to expose yourself to the sun at noon — it's easy to get sunburned.
  • 曝晒。
    Nóng mín bǎ dào gǔ tān kāi zài yuàn zi lǐ pù shài.
    The farmers spread the rice out in the yard to sun-dry it.
  • 曝晒，。
    Tā xǐ huan zài hǎi tān shàng pù shài, bǎ pí fū shài chéng gǔ tóng sè.
    He likes to sunbathe on the beach and tan his skin bronze.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

曝pùexpose
晒shàisun-dry

曝 (expose) and 晒 (sun-dry) reinforce each other, meaning to expose strongly to sunlight.

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
日日rìsun
Sound part声符shēngfú
暴
暴bào曝bào
Same sound today

曝 adds 日 (sun) to 暴, which already stood for this word, to make the sun-related meaning clearer.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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