tàngㄊㄤˋ
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Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    to scald

  2. 2

    to burn (by scalding)

  3. 3

    to blanch (cooking)

  4. 4

    to heat (sth) up in hot water

  5. 5

    to perm

  6. 6

    to iron

  7. 7

    scalding hot

Examples

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我在烫我的手绢。

我在燙我的手絹。

I‘m ironing my handkerchiefs.

土豆太热,以至于烫到了我的嘴。

土豆太熱,以至於燙到了我的嘴。

The potato was so hot that it burned my mouth.

噢,咖啡太烫了。

噢,咖啡太燙了。

Ow, the coffee is very hot!

我的额头烧得很烫。

我的額頭燒得很燙。

My forehead burned with fever.

她烫了他的衬衫。

她燙了他的襯衫。

She ironed his shirts.

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