# 蒸发 (zhēngfā)

In Mandarin Chinese, 蒸发 (zhēngfā) means “to evaporate”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: to evaporate
- Pinyin: zhēngfā (zheng1 fa1)
- Traditional: 蒸發
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 夏天地上的水很快就蒸发了。
  Xiàtiān dìshàng de shuǐ hěn kuài jiù zhēngfāle.
  Water on the ground evaporates quickly in summer.

## Characters

- [蒸](https://hanziro.com/word/zheng-steam/) (zhēng): to steam; to evaporate
- [发](https://hanziro.com/word/fa-send-out/) (fā): to send out; to issue

https://hanziro.com/word/zheng-fa-evaporate/

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