汤

tāng

HSK 4

汤 — tāng

1. soup; hot or boiling water; medicinal decoction; liquid in which something has been boiled

   妈妈给我熬了一碗鸡汤。 māmā gěi wǒ áo le yīwǎn jītāng — Mother made me a bowl of chicken soup.

2. surname Tang

   汤先生是我们的老师。 tāngxiānshēng shì wǒmen de lǎoshī — Mr. Tang is our teacher.

汤 — shāng

1. rushing current (of water); torrent

   雨后山涧的汤水很急，不能下去。 yǔhòu shānjiàn de tāngshuǐ hěnjí bùnéng xiàqù — After the rain the mountain stream's torrent was strong; we couldn't go down.