倾泻 (qīng xiè) — to pour down; to come down in torrents (of rain… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

倾泻 paints a vivid image of a large volume of liquid or emotion rushing downward at once — heavier and more dramatic than simple 流 or 流下.

verb

to pour downto come down in torrents (of rain, tears, etc.)

Examples

倾泻。
Dà yǔ cóng tiān shàng qīng xiè xià lái.
Heavy rain poured down from the sky.
倾泻。
Tā de yǎn lèi qīng xiè ér chū.
His tears poured out.
倾泻。
Fèn nù de qíng xù qīng xiè zài zhǐ shàng.
The angry emotions poured out onto the paper.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

The idea of 倾 as pour joined with 泻 as flow gives pouring down.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 傾; 倾 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

頃

頃qǐng傾qīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 傾 combines 人 (man) with 頃, which gives the sound; 倾 is the simplified form of 傾.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

写

写xiě泻xiè

Same sound today

泻 pairs 水 (water) with 写, which gives the sound xiě.

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