蒸馏

蒸餾
zhēngliú
verb #26,793

Meanings

  1. 1 to distill
  2. 2 distillation

Examples

HSK 7-9
Báijiǔ shì tōngguò zhēngliú gōngyì niàngzào ér chéng de.
Baijiu is produced through the process of distillation.
HSK 7-9
Zhēngliú shuǐ bù hán kuàngwùzhì, shìhé shíyànshì shǐyòng.
Distilled water contains no minerals and is suitable for laboratory use.

Tips

memory
蒸 means 'to steam' and 馏 means 'to distill.' Together they describe the process: heating a liquid until it evaporates (steams), then condensing the vapor back into liquid.

Stroke Order

蒸 zhēng
馏 liú