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烫

tàng

Traditional: 燙

to scald

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Meaning of 烫 in English

tàngHSK 6verb, adjectiveSyllabus #4868
  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

Example sentences

  1. 她烫了他的衬衫。
    tā tàng le tā de chèn shān。
    She ironed his shirts.
    Tatoeba #6799574 by basilhan · #316351 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 土豆太热，以至于烫到了我的嘴。
    tǔ dòu tài rè， yǐ zhì yú tàng dào le wǒ de zuǐ。
    The potato was so hot that it burned my mouth.
    Tatoeba #795737 by fucongcong · #792562 by ryanthewired · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences