晾干

晾乾

liànggān

verb #28,628

Meanings

1 to dry (something) by airing
2 to air-dry
3 to hang out to dry

Characters

to dry in the air; to air out

Examples

她把洗好的衣服挂出去晾干。

Tā bǎ xǐ hǎode yīfu guà chūqù liànggān.

She hung the washed clothes outside to air-dry.

把湿毛巾晾干再收起来。

Bǎ shī máojīn liànggān zài shōuqǐ lái.

Let the wet towel air-dry before putting it away.

Tips

usage

晾干 specifically means to dry by exposure to air (not by machine or heat). Compare with 烘干 (to dry with heat/tumble dry) and 吹干 (to blow dry).

Stroke Order

晾 liàng

干 gān