晾
air dry; sun; snub
Meanings
5 senses · 17 examplesverb
air dry; dry in shade
Used for food, textiles and other items that need to be dried without direct sunlight.
Mom is air-drying vegetables to prepare for winter.
You need to take quilts out to air dry frequently during the plum rain season.
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This kind of herbal medicine cannot be exposed to direct sunlight, only air-dried in a cool place.
The dried radish that grandma air-dried is especially crispy and fragrant.
We air-dried the freshly washed fungus on the balcony.
verb
sun; dry in sunlight
Specifically refers to exposing items to direct sunlight for drying or disinfection.
Please hang my wet clothes to dry in the sun on the balcony.
Dense fishing nets are laid out to dry in the sun on the beach.
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You should take quilts out to sunbathe to kill bacteria in spring.
The fishermen are sun-drying the freshly caught seafood on the beach.
I hung my sports shoes by the window to dry in the sun.
verb
snub; ignore; leave out
informalUsed in informal spoken contexts to describe being ignored or left aside in a conversation or activity.
They talked nonstop and left me standing aside ignored.
At the party, he kept chatting with others and left me ignored in the corner.
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Don't leave your old friends out just because you are busy.
You should not leave any team member out when working together.
He was left ignored on the side at the blind date party, no one wanted to talk to him.
verb
same as 凉 (liàng)
archaicAn archaic or variant usage, now rarely used in modern standard Mandarin.
In this dialect word, 晾 is a variant of 凉, referring to temperature dropping.
noun
surname Liang
A relatively rare Chinese family name.
Mr. Liang is a new colleague in our company.