晒 (曬)
shài
Pinyin

Definition

晒 (曬)
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shài
  1. (of the sun) to shine on
  2. to bask in (the sunshine)
  3. to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun
  4. (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share")
  5. (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to

Character Decomposition

Related Words (13)

晒
shài
  1. 1 (of the sun) to shine on
  2. 2 to bask in (the sunshine)
  3. 3 to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun
  4. 4 (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share")
  5. 5 (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to
暴晒
bào shài
  1. 1 (of the sun) to scorch
  2. 2 to expose to a scorching sun
防晒
fáng shài
  1. 1 sunburn protection
曝晒
pù shài
  1. 1 to expose to strong sunlight
晒干
shài gān
  1. 1 to dry in the sun

Idioms (2)

日晒雨淋
rì shài yǔ lín
  1. 1 scorched and drenched by sun and rain (idiom); suffer from exposure to the elements
  2. 2 weather-beaten
风吹日晒
fēng chuī rì shài
  1. 1 (idiom) to be exposed to the elements

Sample Sentences

我骑了四天的自行车，当然晒黑啦。
wǒ qí le sì tiān de zìxíngchē ，dāngrán shàihēi la 。
I cycled for four days. Of course, I'm tanned.
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哇！小李，你晒得好黑！
wā ！Xiǎo Lǐ ，nǐ shài de hǎo hēi ！
Wow, Lee, You've really got a tan!
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哈哈，最近不是十一放假嘛，朋友们都开启了朋友圈晒旅行照片模式，每时每刻都有人在上传。
hāhā ，zuìjìn bùshì shí yī fàngjià ma ，péngyǒumen dōu kāiqǐ le péngyou quān shài lǚxíng zhàopiàn móshì ，měi shí měi kè dōu yǒu rén zài shàngchuán 。
Ha ha, wasn't it the October 1 National Day Holiday recently? All my friends are already in travel photo sharing mode on Moments, every minute of every day there is someone uploading.
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是啊没错，就像你们用FB差不多，这次还有人调侃十一假期，朋友圈“黄金周摄影大赛”也开始了，因为每个人的朋友圈都会看到朋友们晒照片。
shì a méicuò ，jiù xiàng nǐmen yòng FB chàbuduō ，zhècì háiyǒu rén tiáokǎn shí yī jiàqī ，péngyou quān “huángjīnzhōu shèyǐng dàsài ”yě kāishǐ le ，yīnwèi měi ge rén de péngyou quān dōuhuì kàndào péngyǒumen shài zhàopiàn 。
Yes, that's right. It's the same way you use Facebook. This time there are even people who have mocked the October 1 holiday, saying that the big Golden Week photography competition on Moments has also kicked off, because all you see are friends sharing their holiday snaps on Moments.
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有自知之明还是极好的，落伍本来就是您老的标签呀！哈哈，这次她们晒的都是A 4腰。
yǒu zìzhī zhīmíng háishì jí hǎo de ，luòwǔ běnlái jiùshì nín lǎo de biāoqiān ya ！hāhā ，zhècì tāmen shài de dōu shì ēisì yāo 。
At least you know it, we've always labelled you as behind the times! Haha, this time what they're showing off is their A4 waists.
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有得晒就要偷笑了，很多大楼的屋顶都不给上去，要不然就是晒满了衣服、床单。
yǒudé shài jiùyào tōuxiào le ，hěn duō dàlóu de wūdǐng dōu bù gěi shàngqu ，yàoburán jiùshì shài mǎn le yīfu 、chuángdān 。
We should be happy we can sunbathe at all. You can't go out on a lot of the roofs of big buildings, or they are littered with clothes and sheets hanging out to air in the sun.
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可惜海边太远，只能在屋顶上晒晒。
kěxī hǎibiān tài yuǎn ，zhǐnéng zài wūdǐng shàng shài shài 。
It's a pity the seaside is so far away, we can only sunbathe on the roof.
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哦！我以为你叫我把脸盖住是怕脸晒得太黑。
ò ！wǒ yǐwéi nǐ jiào wǒ bǎ liǎn gài zhù shì pà liǎn shài de tài hēi 。
Oh! I thought you told me to cover my face to stop my face getting too tan.
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绿能贵呀，效率又低，翻身、翻身，换面了，你背后擦了助晒剂吗？
lǜnéng guì ya ，xiàolǜ yòu dī ，fānshēn 、fānshēn ，huàn miàn le ，nǐ bèihòu cā le zhùshàijì ma ？
Green energy is expensive and its not very efficient. Turn over, turn over, on to the other side. Did you put tanning lotion on your back?
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欸，年轻人，借过一下，我要晒棉被！
èi ，niánqīngrén ，jièguò yīxià ，wǒ yào shài miánbèi ！
Ah! Excuse me kids, I need to air out my comforter in the sun!
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