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烫

tàng · tang

Traditional 燙

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to scald
  2. to burn (by scalding)
  3. to blanch (cooking)
  4. to heat (sth) up in hot water
  5. to perm
  6. to iron
  7. scalding hot
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The wrong shirt

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)要(yào)烫(tàng)衬衫(chènshān)，明天(míngtiān)面试(miànshì)。

    I want to iron my shirt. I have an interview tomorrow.

  2. Liangliang

    小心点(xiǎoxīndiǎn)，熨斗(yùndǒu)很(hěn)烫(tàng)。

    Be careful, the iron is very hot.

  3. Dengdeng

    放心(fàngxīn)，我(wǒ)烫(tàng)过(guò)很多次(hěnduōcì)了(le)。

    Don't worry, I've ironed many times.

  4. Liangliang

    等等(děngděng)，这件(zhèjiàn)好像(hǎoxiàng)是(shì)我的(wǒde)衬衫(chènshān)。

    Wait, this one looks like my shirt.

  5. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)烫(tàng)了(le)半天(bàntiān)，烫(tàng)的(de)是(shì)你的(nǐde)！

    Oops, I spent ages ironing, and it was yours!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)额(é)头(tóu)烧(shāo)得(de)很(hěn)烫(tàng)。

My forehead burned with fever.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by moman · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)的(de)左(zuǒ)手(shǒu)被(bèi)烫(tàng)到(dào)了(le)。

She burned her left hand.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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