Chinese word

注

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhù

Meaning

  • verbpour

Example

请把水注入杯子。qǐng bǎ shuǐ zhù rù bēi zi

Please pour the water into the cup.

Illustration for 注 (pour)

More examples

他把牛奶注入咖啡里。tā bǎ niú nǎi zhù rù kā fēi lǐ

He poured milk into the coffee.

Core concept

Liquid is guided from a source into a target, with the target gaining what it needs.

Common phrases

  • 注入zhù rù

    pour into

  • 注满zhù mǎn

    pour until full

Similar words

倒dào: Pour liquid out by tilting its container.
注入zhù rù: Put liquid or gas into a pipe, device, or body.
灌guàn: Fill something with a large amount of water or another liquid.
浇jiāo: Pour water or another liquid over a plant or surface.

Definition in Chinese

将液体有控制地注入目标容器或体内，使其内部被补充或充满的动作。jiāng yè tǐ yǒu kòng zhì dì zhù rù mù biāo róng qì huò tǐ nèi shǐ qí nèi bù bèi bǔ chōng huò chōng mǎn de dòng zuò

Word origin

The character 注 (zhù, "pour") is formed from 水 (shuǐ, "water") + 主 (zhǔ, "main"), with 水 marking the liquid sense and 主 supplying the pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • A stated receiving target is central to this verb, so it is less suitable for describing liquid that is merely released without a destination.

Other meanings

  • injectverb

Opposites

  • 抽出chōu chūextractverb

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