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透漏 (tòu lòu) — to divulge; to leak (information)

Definition

verb
to divulgeto leak (information)

Examples

  • 透漏。
    Tā bù xiǎo xīn tòu lòu le gōng sī de jī mì.
    He accidentally leaked the company's secrets.
  • 透漏？
    Zhè jiàn shì shì shuí tòu lòu chū qù de?
    Who leaked this matter?
  • 透漏。
    Jì zhě tòu lòu le nèi mù xiāo xi.
    The journalist divulged inside information.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

透tòureveal
漏lòuleak

透 reveal and 漏 leak together describe information slipping out.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalking
Sound part声符shēngfú
秀
秀xiù透tòu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape 透 has 辵, a walking part, and 秀, which provides the sound.

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

漏 combines 水 (water) and 屚 (to leak), showing water leaking.

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