Meaning
溶解 refers to the process where a solid, liquid, or gas becomes incorporated into a liquid to form a solution. It's commonly used in scientific, chemical, and everyday contexts when describing substances mixing into liquids, such as sugar dissolving in water or ice melting.
Usage
This is a standard term used in both formal scientific writing and everyday conversation. It emphasizes the chemical or physical process of one substance dispersing evenly throughout another, particularly a liquid. Native speakers use it when discussing cooking (dissolving ingredients), chemistry experiments, or natural phenomena. It's more technical than casual words like 化 (huà).
Examples
- 01糖很容易溶解在热水中。.Sugar dissolves easily in hot water.
- 02这种物质不能溶解在酒精里。.This substance cannot dissolve in alcohol.
Characters
Common collocations
- 溶解度solubility
- 完全溶解to dissolve completely
- 溶解在水中to dissolve in water
- 易溶解easily soluble
Antonyms
Origin
The character 溶 combines the water radical 氵with 容 (róng, to contain), suggesting liquid absorption. 解 means to separate or break apart. Together they describe the process of something breaking apart and being absorbed into a liquid.