涌入 (yǒng rù) — to pour in, to flood in | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to pour into flood in

Examples

涌入。
Dà liàng nàn mín yǒng rù le biān jìng.
A large number of refugees flooded across the border.
，涌入。
Xiāo xi yì gōng bù, jì zhě men fēn fēn yǒng rù huì chǎng.
As soon as the news was announced, reporters poured into the venue.
，涌入。
Suí zhe xīn zhèng cè de shí shī, zī jīn bú duàn yǒng rù shì chǎng.
With the implementation of the new policy, capital keeps flooding into the market.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

涌 (pour) and 入 (enter) together mean pour in or flood in.

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 湧; 涌 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

勇

勇yǒng湧yǒng

Same sound today

The traditional form 湧 has 水 (water) and 勇, where 勇 gives the sound. The simplified 涌 is a later shorthand.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

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