烫

Meaning(verb, adjective)

to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot

烫头发 = perm; 烫衣服 = iron clothes. 烫 = scalding hot to the touch (stronger than 热).

Examples

• 汤很烫，慢点喝。

  tāng hěn tàng, màn diǎn hē.

  The soup is very hot; drink it slowly.

• 她不小心被开水烫了手。

  tā bù xiǎo xīn bèi kāi shuǐ tàng le shǒu.

  She accidentally scalded her hand with boiling water.

• 我要把这件衬衫烫一下。

  wǒ yào bǎ zhè jiàn chèn shān tàng yí xià.

  I need to iron this shirt.

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