挥发 (huī fā) — to volatilize; to evaporate
Definition
Scientific/formal verb for liquids turning into vapor. In everyday speech, 蒸发 is more common for water-related evaporation, while 挥发 covers alcohol, paint, perfumes and similar volatile liquids.
verb
to volatilizeto evaporate
Examples
- 挥发。Zhè zhǒng yè tǐ zài cháng wēn xià róng yì huī fā.This liquid readily volatilizes at room temperature.
- 挥发，。Jiǔ jīng huī fā dé hěn kuài, suǒ yǐ píng gài yào níng jǐn.Alcohol evaporates very quickly, so the bottle cap should be screwed on tightly.
- ，挥发。Kāi chuāng hòu, fáng jiān lǐ de yóu qī wèi màn màn huī fā le.After opening the window, the paint smell in the room slowly volatilized.
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