晾衣服

liàngyīfu

phrase

Meanings

1 to hang out clothes to dry
2 to air laundry

Characters

to air-dry; to hang out

clothing (bound form)

Examples

天气好,我把衣服晾在阳台上。

Tiānqì hǎo, wǒ bǎ yīfu liàng zài yángtái shàng.

The weather is nice — I hung the laundry on the balcony.

下雨了,快把晾着的衣服收进来。

Xià yǔ le, kuài bǎ liàng zhe de yīfu shōu jìnlái.

It's raining — bring the drying clothes in quickly.

Tips

culture

In most Chinese homes, clothes are air-dried on balconies or drying racks (晾衣架 liàngyījià) rather than in tumble dryers. Dryers (烘干机) are much less common than in the West.

Stroke Order

晾 liàng

衣 yī

服 fú