Definition
脱水 is both a noun (dehydration) and a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to dehydrate' or 'to lose water'. As a verb, you can split it: 脱了一次水 ('dehydrated once'), 脱了水 ('lost water'). It's common in medical contexts (dehydration), food preservation (dried/dehydrated foods), and exercise science.
verb
to dehydrateto remove water from something
noun
dehydration
Examples
- ，脱水。Tā yīnwèi yùndòng hòu méi jíshí hē shuǐ, shēntǐ chūxiàn le tuō shuǐ.He got dehydrated because he didn't drink water in time after exercise.
- 脱水，。Zhè zhǒng shūcài jīngguò tuō shuǐ chǔlǐ, kěyǐ bǎocún hěn jiǔ.This kind of vegetable can be stored for a long time after dehydration processing.
- 。Zhè zhǒng shuǐguǒ tuō le shuǐ zhīhòu zhòngliàng shǎo le hěn duō.After this fruit was dehydrated, its weight decreased a lot.
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