烫 燙
tàng
HSK level: HSK 6
Meaning
to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot
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Characters
Examples
汤太烫了。
tāng tài tàng le。
The soup is too hot.
她烫了他的衬衫。
tā tàng le tā de chèn shān。
She ironed his shirts.
土豆太热，以至于烫到了我的嘴。
tǔ dòu tài rè， yǐ zhì yú tàng dào liǎo wǒ de zuǐ。
The potato was so hot that it burned my mouth.
Words with this character
熨烫 yùn tàng to iron发烫 fā tàng burning hot滚烫 gǔn tàng boiling hot火烫 huǒ tàng burning hot热烫 rè tàng to burn烫斗 tàng dǒu clothes iron烫发 tàng fà perm烫金 tàng jīn to stamp with gold foil烫平 tàng píng to press烫伤 tàng shāng to scald烫衣 tàng yī to iron氽烫 tǔn tàng to blanch麻辣烫 má là tàng malatang烫头发 tàng tóu fa perm烫衣板 tàng yī bǎn ironing board烫手山芋 tàng shǒu shān yù hot potato蒸汽挂烫机 zhēng qì guà tàng jī garment steamer死猪不怕开水烫 sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water