Chinese word dictionary

曝晒

pù shài · to expose to strong sunlight

Practice word

Word information

Simplified曝晒

Traditional曝曬

Pinyinpù shài

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

曝pù

to air out, to expose to sunlight; to reveal

晒shài

to dry in the sun; to expose to the sun

How to learn 曝晒

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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曝光bàoguāng

to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal); (advertising) exposure; Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1]

曝露pù lù

to expose (to the air, light etc); to leave uncovered; exposure

曝光表bào guāng biǎo

light meter; exposure meter

一曝十寒yī pù shí hán

one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp; sporadic effort; lack of sticking power

晒干shài gān

to dry in the sun

晒伤shài shāng

to get sunburnt; sunburn