烘

hōng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

to bake
to heat by fire
to set off by contrast

Definition

用火或热气烤干或加热；衬托，渲染。

To dry or heat with fire or hot air; to set off or enhance.

Usage

通常作动词，可带宾语，用于描述通过火或热气使物体变干或变热，或在艺术、文学中通过对比或背景来突出主体。

Usually used as a verb, can take an object, used to describe the process of drying or heating something with fire or hot air, or to highlight a subject through contrast or background in art or literature.

Examples

1 把面包放在烤箱里烘。 (Put the bread in the oven to bake.)
2 这幅画用红色烘托了喜庆气氛。 (This painting uses red to set off a festive atmosphere.)
3 烘干的衣服很柔软。 (The clothes dried by heat are very soft.)
4 烘箱可以用来烘茶叶。 (A drying oven can be used to dry tea leaves.)
5 月光下的湖面被烘托得格外宁静。 (The lake under the moonlight is rendered especially serene by the setting.)

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