melt; fuse
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to melt (a solid into liquid by heating to a specific temperature)
Technical term for the phase change from solid to liquid caused by heating, typically used for metals and other high-melting-point substances. Distinguished from 融化 (melting of ice/snow at room temperature) and 溶化 (dissolving in liquid).
Tiě铁
jiā加
rè热
zhì至
15301
℃5
yǐ3
shàng0
jiù℃
róng以
huà上
chéng就
tiě熔
shuǐ化
成
铁
水
。
Iron melts into molten iron when heated above 1530°C.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
jīn金
shǔ属
zài在
gāo高
wēn温
xià下
huì会
róng熔
huà化
，
dàn但
dà大
duō多
shù数
wù物
zhì质
róng熔
huà化
hòu后
tǐ体
jī积
huì会
péng膨
zhàng胀
。
This metal melts at high temperatures, but most substances expand in volume after melting.
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Bīng冰
zài在
shì室
wēn温
xià下
róng融
huà化
，
ér而
tiě铁
xū需
yào要
gāo高
wēn温
cái才
néng能
róng熔
huà化
。
Ice melts at room temperature, while iron requires high heat to melt.