熏蒸

Traditional: 燻蒸

xūn zhēng

Dictionary entry

(of sultry weather) to be stifling

What does 熏蒸 mean?

熏蒸 (xūn zhēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(of sultry weather) to be stifling

2(TCM) to treat a disease with fumes generated by burning medicinal herbs or with steam generated by boiling herbs

3to fumigate

Character breakdown

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熏xūnto smoke · to fumigate 蒸zhēngto evaporate · (of cooking) to steam

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熏蒸

xūn zhēng

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