Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 蒸馏
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.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
to evaporate; evaporation
蒸气zhēng qìvapor; steam
清蒸qīng zhēngsteamed in broth
蒸散zhēng sàn(plant) evapotranspiration
蒸锅zhēng guōsteamer
熏蒸xūn zhēng(of sultry weather) to be stifling; (TCM) to treat a disease with fumes generated by burning medicinal herbs or with steam generated by boiling herbs; to fumigate