tāng

羰

Character · NounTraditional湯

hot water; soup; surname

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Meanings

4 senses · 9 examples
1.

noun

hot water; boiling water

formal

Used in idioms and formal contexts.

Fù赴
tāng汤
dǎo蹈
huǒ火
 ，
zài在
suǒ所
bù不
cí辞
 。

I would go through fire and water, and never decline.

Hán寒
lěng冷
de的
dōng冬
tiān天
 ，
tā他
bǎ把
shǒu手
shēn伸
jìn进
le了
tāng汤
lǐ里
qǔ取
nuǎn暖
 。

In the freezing winter, he dipped his hands into the hot water to warm up.

2.

noun

soup; broth

neutral

Most common modern usage. Can refer to any liquid food or herbal decoction.

Mā妈
ma妈
zhǔ煮
le了
yī一
guō锅
jī鸡
tāng汤
 。

Mom cooked a pot of chicken soup.

Zhè这
wǎn碗
tāng汤
tài太
xián咸
le了
 。

This bowl of soup is too salty.

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Zhōng中
yī医
gěi给
tā他
kāi开
le了
yī一
jì剂
tāng汤
yào药
 。

The traditional Chinese medicine doctor prescribed him a herbal decoction.

Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
chī吃
tāng汤
miàn面
 。

I like to eat noodles in soup.

3.

noun

surname (Tang)

neutral

Rare surname.

Tāng汤
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
de的
lì历
shǐ史
xué学
jiā家
 。

Mr. Tang is a famous historian.

4.

noun

hot water for bathing (dialectal)

dialect

Used in certain dialects or specific contexts like 'hot water bottle'.

Dōng冬
tiān天
wǎn晚
shang上
shuì睡
jiào觉
yào要
guàn灌
tāng汤
pó婆
zi子
 。

In winter, you need to fill a hot water bottle before sleeping at night.

Zhè这
lǐ里
de的
tāng汤
quán泉
hěn很
yǒu有
míng名
 。

The hot springs here are very famous.