zhàn
huǒ

technical
common

Meaning of 蘸火

蘸火 means to quench (metal); to harden heated metal by rapid cooling in water or oil. Pronounced zhàn huǒ.

  • to quench (metal); to harden heated metal by rapid cooling in water or oil

Definitions & Examples

Tiě
jiàng
shāo
hóng
de
lián
dāo
zhàn
huǒ
 

The blacksmith quenched the red-hot sickle.

Zhè
dāo
zhàn
guo
huǒ
 
bié
yìng
 

This knife has been quenched and is especially hard.

Zhàn
huǒ
gōng
jué
dìng
le
gāng
cái
de
zuì
zhōng
yìng
 

The quenching process determines the final hardness of the steel.

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