Chinese word

渗

Pronunciation

Pinyinshèn

Meaning

  • verbseep

Example

汤里的油慢慢渗出来了。tāng lǐ de yóu màn màn shèn chū lái le

The oil in the soup slowly seeped out.

Illustration for 渗 (seep)

More examples

杯子下面慢慢渗出水来。bēi zi xià miàn màn màn shèn chū shuǐ lái

Water slowly seeped out from under the cup.

Core concept

A substance crosses a boundary little by little instead of escaping in one sudden release.

Common phrases

  • 渗出shèn chū

    seep out

  • 渗入shèn rù

    seep into

  • 渗透shèn tòu

    permeate

Similar words

渗透shèn tòu: To penetrate through tiny openings and spread into the inside of something.
漏lòu: To escape outward from a hole, crack, or damaged container.
渗出shèn chū: To be forced slowly outward from inside and appear on the surface.
流出liú chū: To run out suddenly in a large amount from a pipe, hole, or other opening.

Definition in Chinese

液体或颜色等从物体内部或表面缓慢渗出，常指逐渐漏到外面。yè tǐ huò yán sè děng cóng wù tǐ nèi bù huò biǎo miàn huǎn màn shèn chū cháng zhǐ zhú jiàn lòu dào wài miàn

Word origin

The water radical in 渗 (shèn, "seep") points to its liquid-related meaning, while the phonetic component helps preserve the word's pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • A directional complement after this verb can show whether the movement goes outward or inward, so learners can state the path without replacing the verb.

Other meanings

  • bleedverb
  • leak outverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 渗出shèn chūseep outverb
  • 渗漏shèn lòuleak outverb
  • 渗透性shèn tòu xìngpermeabilitynoun

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