蒸汽

zhēng qì · zheng qi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. steam

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2 examples
01

水(shuǐ)沸(fèi)腾(téng)后(hòu)变(biàn)为(wéi)蒸(zhēng)汽(qì)。

Water turns into steam when it is boiled.

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02

锅(guō)盖(gài)一(yì)掀(xiān)开(kāi),蒸(zhēng)汽(qì)就(jiù)冒(mào)了(le)出(chū)来(lái)。

As soon as the pot lid was lifted, steam came out.

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