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干湿

乾濕
gānshī
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 wetness, moisture level (lit. 'dry-and-wet')
  2. 2 dry and wet (as a classification)

Examples

这种仪器可以测量空气的干湿。
Zhè zhǒng yíqì kěyǐ cèliáng kōngqì de gānshī.
This instrument can measure the humidity of the air.
上海开始垃圾干湿分类。
Shànghǎi kāishǐ lājī gānshī fēnlèi.
Shanghai has started sorting trash into wet and dry categories.

Tips

grammar
Antonym-compound. Common in fixed applied terms: 干湿分离 ('wet-dry separation', e.g. bathroom design), 干湿垃圾 ('dry and wet waste', Shanghai's 2019 mandatory recycling scheme), 干湿度 ('humidity level').
mistakes
The first character 干 has two readings: gān ('dry') and gàn ('to do, to work'). In 干湿 it is always gān — the dry/wet sense.

Stroke Order

干 gàn
湿 shī