Chinese symbol for “evaporate”
蒸发
zhēng fā
Traditional: 蒸發
to evaporate; (fig.) to vanish; to disappear
The closest CC-CEDICT match for evaporate is 蒸发 (zhēng fā), defined as: to evaporate; (fig.) to vanish; to disappear.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “evaporate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蒸 | zhēng | to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam |
| 幻灭 (幻滅) | huàn miè | (of dreams, hopes etc) to vanish; to evaporate; (of a person) to become disillusioned; disillusionment |
| 挥发 (揮發) | huī fā | to volatilize; to vaporize |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蒸发.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蒸汽 | zhēng qì | steam |
| 蒸气 (蒸氣) | zhēng qì | vapor; steam |
| 蒸馏 (蒸餾) | zhēng liú | to distill; distillation |
| 蒸汽机 (蒸汽機) | zhēng qì jī | steam engine |
| 蒸蒸日上 | zhēng zhēng rì shàng | becoming more prosperous with each passing day |
| 发展 (發展) | fā zhǎn | development; growth |
| 发生 (發生) | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises") |
| 发现 (發現) | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect |
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