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渗出 (shèn chū) — to seep out, to ooze out

Definition

渗 (shèn) emphasizes slow leakage through small gaps — to seep or ooze out, often a liquid from inside to outside. Common with 血 (blood) and 水 (water) in scientific or descriptive contexts.

verb
to seep outto ooze out

Examples

  • 渗出。
    Shāng kǒu zhèng zài shèn chū xuè.
    The wound is oozing blood.
  • 渗出。
    Shuǐ cóng yán shí de liè fèng zhōng shèn chū chū lái.
    Water seeps out from the cracks in the rock.
  • 渗出。
    Rǎn liào shèn chū dào le yī fu shàng.
    The dye seeped onto the clothes.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

渗shènseep
出chūout

渗 gives the seeping action and 出 gives the outward direction, so seep out.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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Appears in
Physics & Chemistry

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