To sprinkle in Chinese: 淋 (lín)

lín

to sprinkle

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to sprinkle
  2. 2to drip
  3. 3to pour
  4. 4to drench

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Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧㄣˊ

lín

/ l/ i/ enˊ/ second tone

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  • 出门没带伞,我被雨淋湿了。

    chū mén méi dài sǎn, wǒ bèi yǔ lín shī le。

    I went out without an umbrella and got soaked by the rain.

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