渗
透

(lit. and fig.) to permeate in Chinese: 渗透 (shèn tòu)

shèn tòu

(lit. and fig.) to permeate

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 滲透1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(lit. and fig.) to permeate
  2. 2to seep into
  3. 3(of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population)
  4. 4(of hostile forces) to infiltrate
  5. 5(chemistry) osmosis

Stroke order

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渗
透

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄣˋ

shèn

ㄕ/ shㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄡˋ

tòu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

渗透

Simplified

滲透

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 雨水渗透到了地下。

    yǔ shuǐ shèn tòu dào le dì xià。

    The rainwater permeated into the ground.

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Related words

透

tòu

(bound form) to penetrate

渗

shèn

to seep

透明

tòu míng

transparent

透露

tòu lù

to leak out

透彻

tòu chè

penetrating

透过

tòu guò

to pass through

透气

tòu qì

to flow freely (of air)

透支

tòu zhī

(banking) to overdraw

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