Meaning
to steam
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zheng” becomes a different word in each tone. 蒸 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 蒸发zhēng fāto evaporate; (fig.) to vanish; to disappear
- 蒸气zhēng qìvapor; steam
- 清蒸qīng zhēngsteamed in broth
- 蒸散zhēng sàn(plant) evapotranspiration
- 蒸汽zhēng qìsteam
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Example Sentence
妈妈在锅里蒸了一笼热腾腾的包子。Mā ma zài guō lǐ zhēng le yì lóng rè téng téng de bāo zi.Mom steamed a basket of hot steamed buns in the pot.
妈妈Mā mamama在zàiat锅guōpot里lǐinside蒸zhēngto evaporate了le(completed action)一yìone笼lóngsteamer basket热腾腾rè téng téngsteaming hot的deof包子bāo zibaozi。