Chinese word

漏

Pronunciation

Pinyinlòu

Meaning

  • verbleak

Example

屋顶在漏水。wū dǐng zài lòu shuǐ

Water is leaking through the roof.

Illustration for 漏 (leak)

More examples

水管破裂，水不断从接头处漏出来。shuí guǎn pò liè shuǐ bú duàn cóng jiē tóu chù lòu chū lái

The water pipe burst, so water keeps leaking from the joint.

Core concept

An unwanted gap lets a thing, message, or detail escape from where it belongs.

Common phrases

  • 漏水lòu shuǐ

    leak water

  • 漏电lòu diàn

    leak electricity

  • 漏气lòu qì

    leak gas

Similar words

泄漏xiè lòu: Liquid or gas flows out by accident from a container, pipe, or other enclosed place.
泄露xiè lòu: Secret or confidential information is revealed to people outside the intended group.
走漏zǒu lòu: A secret or piece of information leaks out and spreads to others.
漏水lòu shuǐ: Water leaks through a roof or escapes from a building's pipes.

Definition in Chinese

从缝隙或破损处慢慢流出，多用于描述屋顶、管道等的水或气体外渗，亦可指消息或秘密被泄露cóng fèng xì huò pò sǔn chù màn màn liú chū duō yòng yú miáo shù wū dǐng guǎn dào děng de shuǐ huò qì tǐ wài shèn yì kě zhǐ xiāo xī huò mì mì bèi xiè lòu

Word origin

漏 (lòu, "leak") combines 氵 (shuǐ, "water") + 屚 (lòu, "phonetic element"), with the water component pointing to physical seepage and the escape of information or details developing from that image.

Usage tips

  • In everyday reports, sentence-final le often marks that the problem has just appeared or become noticeable, not simply that it happened in the past.

Other meanings

  • missverb
  • omitverb

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