Chinese word

烘干

Pronunciation

Pinyinhōng gān

Meaning

  • verbdry

Example

我把湿衣服放进烘干机烘干。wǒ bǎ shī yī fú fàng jìn hōng gān jī hōng gān

I put the wet clothes in the dryer to dry them.

Illustration for 烘干 (dry)

More examples

秋收后，为了防止霉变，需要把粮食烘干。qiū shōu hòu wèi le fáng zhǐ méi biàn xū yào bǎ liáng shí hōng gān

After the fall harvest, we need to dry the grain to prevent mold.

Core concept

Removes moisture from something by applying heat or warm air.

Common phrases

  • 烘干衣物hōng gān yī wù

    dry clothes

  • 烘干食物hōng gān shí wù

    dry food

  • 烘干粮食hōng gān liáng shí

    dry grain

Similar words

晾干liàng gān: Removing moisture by hanging clothes or other items outside in the air.
晒干shài gàn: Removing moisture by placing clothes or food in direct sunlight.
风干fēng gān: Removing moisture from food, cloth, or other items through natural airflow.
吹干chuī gàn: Removing moisture by blowing air directly onto an item with a dryer or fan.

Definition in Chinese

用热或温风使物体失去水分而变干yòng rè huò wēn fēng shǐ wù tǐ shī qù shuǐ fèn ér biàn gàn

Word origin

烘 (hōng, "heat") + 干 (gān, "dry") combines the action of heating with the resulting dry condition.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often use dry for both heated drying and natural drying, but this word highlights a heat-based process such as drying clothes after washing.

Opposites

  • 弄湿nòng shīmake wetverb
  • 浸湿jìn shīsoakverb

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