淌 (tǎng) — to drip, to trickle, to shed (tears)
Definition
淌 is a vivid verb for liquid (or tears) slowly flowing/trickling out by itself — stronger than 滴 (single drops) and weaker than 流淌 (continuous flow).
verb
to dripto trickleto shed (tears)
Examples
- 淌。Yǔ shuǐ cóng wū yán shàng tǎng xià lái.Rainwater dripped down from the eaves.
- 淌。Tā jī dòng dé yǎn lèi zhí tǎng.He was so moved that tears kept trickling down.
- 淌。Xuè cóng shāng kǒu tǎng chū lái.Blood trickled out of the wound.
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