熏蒸 (xūnzhēng): to fumigate

Meanings

1 to fumigate
2 (TCM) to treat with medicinal steam
3 (of weather) to be stifling

Characters

熏

Examples

医生用中药熏蒸治疗她的关节炎。

Yīshēng yòng zhōngyào xūnzhēng zhìliáo tā de guānjiéyán.

The doctor treated her arthritis with Chinese herbal steaming.

工作人员对病房进行消毒熏蒸。

Gōngzuò rényuán duì bìngfáng jìnxíng xiāodú xūnzhēng.

The staff carried out disinfection fumigation of the ward.

Tips

usage

熏蒸 has three uses: (1) TCM herbal steam therapy; (2) chemical fumigation for pests or disinfection; (3) metaphorical — 'oppressive summer heat like steam' (炎热熏蒸).

Stroke Order

熏 xūn

蒸 zhēng

Related Words

熏 xūn HSK 7 #5,473

to smoke (food) / to fumigate / to suffocate with smoke or fumes

熏肉 xūnròu #8,249

smoked meat; bacon

蒸箱 zhēngxiāng

steam oven / steam cabinet

蒸烤箱 zhēngkǎoxiāng

steam oven / combi steam oven

蒸汽 zhēngqì #10,214

steam / water vapor

水蒸气 shuǐzhēngqì #36,999

water vapor / steam

蒸汽浴 zhēngqìyù #37,337

steam bath / sauna

蒸 zhēng HSK 7 #12,723

to steam (food) / to evaporate

蒸发 zhēngfā #8,364

to evaporate / to vanish; to disappear without a trace

熏制 xūnzhì

to smoke-cure (meat, fish, tofu) / to preserve by smoking