Chinese word

熨烫

Pronunciation

Pinyinyùn tàng

Meaning

  • verbiron

Example

请帮我把裙子熨烫一下。qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ qún zi yùn tàng yí xià

Please iron the skirt for me.

Illustration for 熨烫 (iron)

More examples

妈妈教我如何把袖口熨烫平。mā mā jiào wǒ rú hé bǎ xiù kǒu yùn tàng píng

Mom taught me how to iron the cuffs smooth.

Core concept

Heat and controlled pressure pass across cloth to turn a wrinkled surface into a smooth one.

Common phrases

  • 熨烫衬衫yùn tàng chèn shān

    iron a shirt

  • 熨烫外套yùn tàng wài tào

    iron a coat

  • 熨烫袖口yùn tàng xiù kǒu

    iron a cuff

Similar words

熨yùn: Press clothing with a hot iron to remove wrinkles.
熨平yùn píng: Flatten cloth by removing its wrinkles, leaving its surface smooth.

Definition in Chinese

用加热工具或蒸汽对衣物局部施加热量并配合平整动作，去除皱折，使衣物看上去更整洁。yòng jiā rè gōng jù huò zhēng qì duì yī wù jú bù shī jiā rè liàng bìng pèi hé píng zhěng dòng zuò qù chú zhòu zhé shǐ yī wù kàn shàng qù gèng zhěng jié

Word origin

熨 (yùn, "press cloth with heat") + 烫 (tàng, "apply heat") combine to name the use of heat, including steam, while flattening clothing.

Usage tips

  • In conversational requests, adding a brief-action marker makes this clothing-care action sound lighter and more natural, especially when asking for a small task.

Other meanings

  • ironingnoun
  • smooth out wrinklesverb

Opposites

  • 打皱dǎ zhòuwrinkleverb
  • 弄皱nòng zhòucrumpleverb

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