蒸汽

zhēngqì

noun #10,214

Meanings

1 steam
2 water vapor

Characters

to steam, to evaporate

Examples

HSK 3

蒸汽机的发明改变了世界。

Zhēngqìjī de fāmíng gǎibiàn le shìjiè.

The invention of the steam engine changed the world.

HSK 7-9

水壶里冒出了蒸汽。

Shuǐhú lǐ màochū le zhēngqì.

Steam was rising from the kettle.

Tips

memory

蒸 (to steam, as in cooking) + 汽 (vapor, gas) = steam. If you know 蒸饺 (steamed dumplings), the 蒸 is the same character.

Stroke Order

蒸 zhēng

汽 qì