Chinese word

烘干机

Pronunciation

Pinyinhōng gān jī

Meaning

  • noundryer

Example

这台烘干机可以快速烘干衣服。zhè tái hōng gān jī ké yǐ kuài sù hōng gān yī fú

This dryer can dry clothes quickly.

Illustration for 烘干机 (dryer)

More examples

这件毛衣不能放进烘干机，会变形。zhè jiàn máo yī bù néng fàng jìn hōng gān jī huì biàn xíng

This sweater cannot be put in the dryer, or it will lose its shape.

Core concept

A household appliance that tumbles wet clothes through warm air until they become dry.

Common phrases

  • 把衣服放进烘干机bǎ yī fú fàng jìn hōng gān jī

    put clothes into the dryer

  • 启动烘干机qǐ dòng hōng gān jī

    turn on the dryer

  • 调整烘干机程序tiáo zhěng hōng gān jī chéng xù

    adjust the dryer program

Similar words

干衣机gàn yī jī: A household machine that dries washed clothes with warm air.
晾衣架liàng yī jià: A rack for hanging clothes to dry naturally in air or sunlight.
洗衣机xǐ yī jī: A machine that washes clothes with water and detergent to remove dirt.

Definition in Chinese

一种通过滚筒旋转并借助热空气与摩擦将湿衣物吹干的电器，常见于家庭和自助洗衣店。yì zhǒng tōng guò gún tǒng xuán zhuǎn bìng jiè zhù rè kōng qì yǔ mó cā jiāng shī yī wù chuī gàn de diàn qì cháng jiàn yú jiā tíng hé zì zhù xǐ yī diàn

Word origin

烘 (hōng, "dry with heat") + 干 (gān, "dry") + 机 (jī, "machine") form a transparent compound for a machine that dries clothes with heated air.

Usage tips

  • In a shared laundry room, this word identifies the machine used after washing, not the machine that cleans clothes with water.

Other meanings

  • tumble dryernoun

Opposites

  • 晾衣架liàng yī jiàclothes-drying racknoun

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