晾衣服

liàng yīfu

phrase

Meanings

1 to hang out clothes to dry
2 to air laundry

Characters

to air-dry; to hang out

clothing (bound form)

Examples

HSK 5

天气好，我在阳台上晾衣服。

Tiānqì hǎo, wǒ zài yángtái shàng liàng yīfu.

The weather is nice, so I'm hanging the laundry out on the balcony.

HSK 6

下雨了，快把晾着的衣服收进来。

Xiàyǔ le, kuài bǎ liàng zhe de yīfu shōu jìnlái.

It's raining - bring the drying clothes in quickly.

Tips

culture

In most Chinese homes, clothes are air-dried on balconies or drying racks (晾衣架) rather than in tumble dryers. Dryers (烘干机) are much less common than in the West.

Stroke Order

晾 liàng

衣 yī

服 fú