(yǒng) — to surge, to gush, to well up

Definition

Picture a liquid or crowd bursting outward and upward (spring water, emotions, people at an exit). Stronger and more forceful than 流入 (flowing into); more concentrated and momentary than 汹涌 (sustained turbulence).

verb
to surgeto gushto well up

Examples

  • Quán shuǐ cóng shān jiān yǒng le chū lái.
    Spring water gushed out from between the mountains.
  • Rén men yǒng xiàng chū kǒu.
    People surged toward the exit.
  • Yì gǔ nuǎn liú yǒng shàng xīn tóu.
    A warm current welled up in my heart.

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