How common it is
晒 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say shài slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“晒”意思是把东西放在太阳底下，让太阳把它晒干。比如晒衣服、晒被子。太阳很暖和的时候，我们就可以晒东西。
“Shài” yìsi shì bǎ dōngxi fàng zài tàiyáng dǐxià, ràng tàiyáng bǎ tā shài gān. Bǐrú shài yīfu, shài bèizi. Tàiyáng hěn nuǎnhuo de shíhou, wǒmen jiù kěyǐ shài dōngxi.
“Sun-dry” means to put something under the sun and let the sun dry it. For example, sun-drying clothes, sun-drying quilts. When the sun is warm, we can sun-dry things.
Context note
你可以在晴天帮妈妈晒衣服，或者晒自己的小被子。晒太阳对身体好，但不要晒太久哦！
Nǐ kěyǐ zài qíngtiān bāng māma shài yīfu, huòzhě shài zìjǐ de xiǎo bèizi. Shài tàiyáng duì shēntǐ hǎo, dàn bùyào shài tài jiǔ ò!
You can help mom sun-dry clothes on a sunny day, or sun-dry your own small quilt. Getting sun-dried is good for your health, but don't sun-dry too long!
5 examples
妈妈把洗好的衣服晒在阳台上。
mā ma bǎ xǐ hǎo de yī fu shài zài yáng tái shàng。
Mom sun-dries the washed clothes on the balcony.
天晴的时候，奶奶喜欢晒被子。
tiān qíng de shí hòu， nǎi nai xǐ huan shài bèi zi。
When it's sunny, Grandma likes to sun-dry the quilt.
我把湿毛巾放在外面晒一晒。
wǒ bǎ shī máo jīn fàng zài wài miàn shài yi shài。
I put the wet towel outside to sun-dry for a while.
农民伯伯在晒稻谷。
nóng mín bó bo zài shài dào gǔ。
The farmer uncle is sun-drying the rice.
小鱼干是晒出来的。
xiǎo yú gān shì shài chū lái de。
Dried small fish are made by sun-drying.
5 mini stories
今天太阳很大，小明帮妈妈晒衣服。衣服很快就晒干了。
jīn tiān tài yáng hěn dà， xiǎo míng bāng mā ma shài yī fu。 yī fu hěn kuài jiù shài gān le。
Today the sun is strong, Xiaoming helps mom sun-dry clothes. The clothes are sun-dried quickly.
小红把她的布娃娃挂在外面晒。布娃娃变得香香的。
xiǎo hóng bǎ tā de bù wá wa guà zài wài miàn shài。 bù wá wa biàn de xiāng xiāng de。
Xiaohong hangs her cloth doll outside to sun-dry. The cloth doll becomes fragrant.
小军去果园玩，看见叔叔在晒苹果片。苹果片甜甜的。
xiǎo jūn qù guǒ yuán wán， kàn jiàn shū shu zài shài píng guǒ piàn。 píng guǒ piàn tián tián de。
Xiaojun goes to the orchard to play and sees uncle sun-drying apple slices. The apple slices are sweet.
下雨了，妈妈赶紧把晒的衣服收进屋里。我们等天晴再晒。
xià yǔ le， mā ma gǎn jǐn bǎ shài de yī fu shōu jìn wū lǐ。 wǒ men děng tiān qíng zài shài。
It rains, Mom quickly brings in the sun-dried clothes. We'll sun-dry them again when it's sunny.
奶奶教小美晒萝卜干。小美学得很认真。
nǎi nai jiào xiǎo měi shài luó bo gān。 xiǎo měi xué dé hěn rèn zhēn。
Grandma teaches Xiaomei to sun-dry dried radish. Xiaomei learns very carefully.