Chinese word

淌

Pronunciation

Pinyintǎng

Meaning

  • verbflow

Example

他跑完步后全身都在淌汗。tā pǎo wán bù hòu quán shēn dōu zài tǎng hàn

After he finished running, sweat was flowing all over his body.

Illustration for 淌 (flow)

More examples

电影里那一幕太感人了，她看着看着就淌泪。diàn yǐng lǐ nà yí mù tài gǎn rén le tā kàn zhe kàn zhe jiù tǎng lèi

That scene in the movie was so touching that she started to shed tears as she watched.

Core concept

Liquid creeps outward along a surface or spills over an edge, especially from a body or container.

Common phrases

  • 淌汗tǎng hàn

    sweat

  • 淌泪tǎng lèi

    shed tears

  • 淌鼻涕tǎng bí tì

    have a runny nose

Similar words

流liú: Move steadily in a particular direction as a liquid or gas.
溢yì: Spill over the edge of a container or other boundary because there is too much liquid.
漏lòu: Escape through a hole, crack, or other narrow opening as a liquid or gas.
滴dī: Fall or come out in small drops of liquid.

Definition in Chinese

表示液体从某处缓缓向外移动或溢出，强调从体表或器物边缘流出，常指汗、泪、血等，属于动词。biǎo shì yè tǐ cóng mǒu chù huán huǎn xiàng wài yí dòng huò yì chū qiáng diào cóng tí biǎo huò qì wù biān yuán liú chū cháng zhǐ hàn lèi xuè děng shǔ yú dòng cí

Word origin

淌 (tǎng, "to flow") is formed from 氵 (shuǐ, "water") + 尚 (shàng, "still; yet"), with 氵 marking a liquid sense and 尚 supplying the sound.

Usage tips

  • For English-speaking learners, the useful contrast is scale: this verb can describe a small visible run from the body or a rim, not only a river-like stream.

Other meanings

  • sweatverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 淌泪tǎng lèished tearsverb
  • 淌血tǎng xuèbleedverb

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