melt; thaw (of ice and snow)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to melt; to thaw (of ice and snow)
Refers specifically to the melting of ice and snow due to rising temperature. Also written as 消溶. Can be used metaphorically for abstract things disappearing (e.g.,隔阂消融).
Chūn春
tiān天
lái来
le了
，
shān山
shàng上
de的
jī积
xuě雪
kāi开
shǐ始
xiāo消
róng融
。
Spring has come, and the snow on the mountains is beginning to melt.
Quán全
qiú球
biàn变
nuǎn暖
dǎo导
zhì致
jí极
dì地
bīng冰
chuān川
jiā加
sù速
xiāo消
róng融
。
Global warming is causing polar glaciers to melt at an accelerated rate.
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Yáng阳
guāng光
zhào照
shè射
shǐ使
hé河
miàn面
de的
báo薄
bīng冰
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
xiāo消
róng融
。
The sunlight caused the thin ice on the river surface to gradually melt.
Suí随
zhe着
qì气
wēn温
shēng升
gāo高
，
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
de的
xuě雪
rén人
màn慢
màn慢
xiāo消
róng融
le了
。
As the temperature rose, the snowman in the yard slowly melted away.