Definition
蒸 (zhēng) is the verb for cooking food by steaming (e.g., 蒸包子). It can also mean 'to evaporate' in a technical sense, but 蒸发 (zhēng fā) is the more precise and common word for evaporation. 冒 (mào) can mean 'to emit steam' but focuses on the emission, not the liquid-to-vapor process.
verb
to steam (food)to evaporate (technical)
Easily confused
- 正zhèngsound-alike(adverb) exactly, just (at that time or place)
- 整zhěngsound-alikewhole, entire, complete
- 证zhèngsound-alikecertificate, ID card
- 挣zhèngsound-aliketo earn (money)
- 睁zhēngsound-aliketo open (one's eyes)
- 争zhēngsound-aliketo contend / to strive for / to vie for
- 征zhēngsound-aliketo recruit (personnel)
Examples
- 蒸。Wǒ xǐhuan chī zhēng de shūcài.I like to eat steamed vegetables.
- 蒸。Guō lǐ de shuǐ dōu zhēng gān le.The water in the pot has all evaporated.
- 蒸。Tā zhēng le yì guō bāozi.He steamed a pot of buns.
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