烘干

烘乾

hōnggān

verb HSK 7 #14,226

Meanings

1 to dry by heating
2 to tumble-dry

Characters

to dry by fire; to bake

Examples

衣服洗完后可以用烘干机烘干。

Yīfú xǐ wán hòu kěyǐ yòng hōnggānjī hōnggān.

After washing, you can tumble-dry the clothes in a dryer.

这些药材需要烘干。

Zhèxiē yàocái xūyào hōnggān.

These herbs need to be dried by heating.

Tips

usage

烘干 specifically means drying with heat (oven, dryer). For air-drying, use 晾干 instead.

Stroke Order

烘 hōng

干 gàn