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蒸发

zhēng fā · zheng fa

Traditional 蒸發

Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to evaporate
  2. evaporation
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Writing with water

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)地(dì)上(shàng)写字(xiězì)？

    Are you writing on the ground?

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，用(yòng)水(shuǐ)写(xiě)，这(zhè)是(shì)公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)的(de)老(lǎo)办法(bànfǎ)

    Yes, with water. It is an old park tradition.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)字(zì)怎么(zěnme)没(méi)了(le)？

    But where did the characters go?

  4. Dengdeng

    太阳(tàiyang)大(dà)，水(shuǐ)一会儿(yīhuìr)就(jiù)蒸发(zhēngfā)了(le)

    The sun is strong, so the water evaporates soon.

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！那(nà)写(xiě)错(cuò)了(le)也(yě)没(méi)关系(guānxi)！

    Great! Then no one sees it if I write wrong.

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，反正(fǎnzhèng)水(shuǐ)蒸发(zhēngfā)了(le)，没人(méirén)知道(zhīdào)

    Right. The water evaporates anyway, and nobody knows.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

太(tài)阳(yáng)一(yì)出(chū)来(lái)，地(dì)上(shàng)的(de)水(shuǐ)很(hěn)快(kuài)就(jiù)蒸(zhēng)发(fā)了(le)。

Once the sun came out, the water on the ground quickly evaporated.

02

当(dāng)水(shuǐ)被(bèi)加(jiā)热(rè)时(shí)，水(shuǐ)汽(qì)蒸(zhēng)发(fā)。

Water evaporates when it is heated.

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