Chinese word

晾

Pronunciation

Pinyinliàng

Meaning

  • verbhang out to dry

Example

我把衣服晾在阳台上了。wǒ bǎ yī fú liàng zài yáng tái shàng le

I hung the clothes on the balcony to dry.

Illustration for 晾 (hang out to dry)

More examples

今天下雨，不能把毛巾晾在阳台上。jīn tiān xià yǔ bù néng bǎ máo jīn liàng zài yáng tái shàng

It is raining today, so I can't hang the towel on the balcony to dry.

Core concept

A wet item is left exposed outdoors until its moisture is gone, usually on a line, rack, or balcony.

Common phrases

  • 晾衣服liàng yī fú

    hang clothes out to dry

  • 晾被子liàng bèi zi

    air bedding

  • 把衣服晾在阳台上bǎ yī fú liàng zài yáng tái shàng

    hang clothes on the balcony to dry

Similar words

晒shài: Dry clothes or fabric by placing them in direct sunlight.
挂guà: Hang clothes or other items from a hook, line, or rod.
烘干hōng gān: Dry clothes or fabric with heated air from a machine.
脱水tuō shuǐ: Remove water from washed clothes by spinning them quickly in a washing machine.

Definition in Chinese

把衣物等挂起来让风吹或日晒，使其水分脱去变干。bǎ yī wù děng guà qǐ lái ràng fēng chuī huò rì shài shǐ qí shuǐ fèn tuō qù biàn gàn

Word origin

晾 (liàng, "to air-dry") is formed from 日 (rì, "sun") + 京 (jīng, "capital"); 日 relates to drying in the sun, and 京 represents the sound.

Usage tips

  • For household chores, this verb normally points to open-air drying, while drying with a powered appliance calls for a different expression.

Other meanings

  • dryverb
  • dry in the sunverb

Opposites

  • 弄湿nòng shīwetverb
  • 浸湿jìn shīsoakverb

Related words

  • 晾干liàng gāndryverb
  • 晾晒liàng shàidry in the sunverb
  • 晾衣架liàng yī jiàclothes-drying racknoun

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