蒸汽浴

zhēngqìyù

noun #37,337

Measure Word

一次蒸汽浴 cì

Meanings

1 steam bath
2 sauna

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

他下班后喜欢去做蒸汽浴。

Tā xiàbān hòu xǐhuan qù zuò zhēngqìyù.

After work he likes to take a steam bath.

HSK 7-9

蒸汽浴有助于放松肌肉。

Zhēngqìyù yǒuzhùyú fàngsōng jīròu.

Steam baths help relax the muscles.

Tips

usage

桑拿 (sāngná, sauna) is the more common loanword from Finnish, while 蒸汽浴 ('steam bath') is the descriptive Chinese coinage and slightly more formal. Russian-style steam rooms (banyas) are translated as 俄式蒸汽浴 (Éshì zhēngqìyù).

Stroke Order

蒸 zhēng

汽 qì

浴 yù