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烘干 (hōng gān) — to dry (by applying heat, e.g., in an oven or dryer)

Definition

烘干 specifically means drying something by heat (clothes, food, towels). Pairs with 烤箱 / 机器; less about cooking food than 烘焙.

verb
to dry (by applying heat, e.g., in an oven or dryer)

Examples

  • 烘干。
    Wǒ bǎ yī fu fàng jìn jī qì lǐ hōng gān.
    I put the clothes into the machine to dry.
  • 烘干。
    Zhè xiē shuǐ guǒ kě yǐ yòng kǎo xiāng hōng gān.
    These fruits can be dried in the oven.
  • 烘干，。
    Máo jīn hái méi hōng gān, xiān bié shōu qǐ lái.
    The towel hasn't dried yet; don't put it away for now.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

烘hōngdry by heat
干gāndry

烘 means dry by heat, and 干 adds the result of becoming dry.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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The simplified 干 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (饼干, 干杯) it is 乾; in others (干, 干活儿) (干扰) it is 幹 or 干.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 乾; 干 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
乙乙yǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
倝
倝gàn乾gān
Same sound today
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Cleaning & Chores

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