干湿

乾濕

gānshī

noun

Meanings

1 wetness, moisture level (lit. 'dry-and-wet')
2 dry and wet (as a classification)

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

上海开始垃圾干湿分类。

Shànghǎi kāishǐ lājī gānshī fēnlèi.

Shanghai has started sorting trash into wet and dry categories.

HSK 6

这种仪器可以测量空气的干湿。

Zhè zhǒng yíqì kěyǐ cèliáng kōngqì de gānshī.

This instrument can measure the humidity of the air.

Tips

grammar

Antonym-compound. Common in fixed applied terms: 干湿分离 ('wet-dry separation', e.g. bathroom design), 干湿垃圾 ('dry and wet waste', Shanghai's 2019 mandatory recycling scheme), 干湿度 ('humidity level').

mistakes

The first character 干 has two readings: gān ('dry') and gàn ('to do, to work'). In 干湿 it is always gān - the dry/wet sense.

Stroke Order

干 gān

湿 shī