熨 (yùn) — to iron (clothes, fabric); (figurative) to soothe, to smooth (a conflict, emotion, or unsettled feeling)
Definition
熨 mainly means to iron clothes, and figuratively means to smooth out a conflict or uneasy feeling (usually as 熨平). It is not used for persuading or coaxing people — that's 劝 or 哄.
verb
to iron (clothes, fabric)(figurative) to sootheto smooth (a conflict, emotion, or unsettled feeling)
Examples
- 熨。Mā ma zhèng zài yòng yùn dǒu yùn yī fu.Mom is ironing clothes with an iron.
- ，熨。Tā de huà xiàng chūn fēng, yùn píng le wǒ xīn zhōng de bù ān.His words were like a spring breeze, soothing the unease in my heart.
- ，熨。Jīng guò chéng kěn dào qiàn, liǎng rén zhī jiān de wù huì zhōng yú yùn píng le.After a sincere apology, the misunderstanding between the two finally smoothed out.
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