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蒸发

蒸發
zhēngfā
verb HSK 7-9 #8,364

Meanings

  1. 1 to evaporate
  2. 2 to vanish; to disappear without a trace

Characters

蒸
zhēng
to steam; to evaporate
发
fā
to emit; to send out; to develop
Literally 'steam and emit' - liquid turning into vapor and dispersing.

Examples

HSK 3
那个人好像从世界上蒸发了一样。
Nàge rén hǎoxiàng cóng shìjiè shàng zhēngfā le yíyàng.
That person seems to have vanished from the face of the earth.
HSK 4
水在阳光下很快就蒸发了。
Shuǐ zài yángguāng xià hěnkuài jiù zhēngfā le.
Water evaporates quickly in the sunlight.
HSK 5
公司的资金突然蒸发了。
Gōngsī de zījīn tūrán zhēngfā le.
The company's funds suddenly evaporated.

Tips

usage
蒸发 is used both literally (physics: liquid to gas) and figuratively (someone or something disappearing completely). 人间蒸发 ('evaporated from the human world') is a common expression for someone who vanishes without a trace.

Stroke Order

蒸 zhēng
发 fā