溢

To overflow in Chinese: 溢 (yì)

yì

to overflow

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to overflow
  2. 2(literary) excessive
  3. 3old variant of 镒

Stroke order

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溢

Zhuyin

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ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 水太满了,从杯子里溢了出来。

    shuǐ tài mǎn le, cóng bēi zi lǐ yì le chū lái。

    The water was too full and overflowed from the cup.

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Related words

洋溢

yáng yì

brimming with

毅力

yì lì

perseverance

毅然

yì rán

firmly

因人而异

yīn rén ér yì

varying from person to person (idiom)

阴暗

yīn àn

dim

阴性

yīn xìng

negative

音响

yīn xiǎng

sound

殷勤

yīn qín

politely

银幕

yín mù

movie screen

引发

yǐn fā

to lead to

引经据典

yǐn jīng jù diǎn

lit. to quote the classics

引领

yǐn lǐng

to crane one's neck

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