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灌注 (guàn zhù) — to pour (liquid) into; to fill by pouring; (figurative) to instill, to impart (knowledge, ideas, feelings); (figurative) to concentrate, to focus (efforts, attention)

Definition

Conveys pouring a liquid into a container, then extending figuratively to channeling feelings, ideas, or effort into something. More vivid and literary than 投入, which is the everyday word for 'devote'.

verb
to pour (liquid) intoto fill by pouring(figurative) to instillto impart (knowledge, ideas, feelings)(figurative) to concentrateto focus (efforts, attention)

Examples

  • 灌注。
    Gōng rén bǎ shuǐ ní guàn zhù dào dì jī lǐ.
    The workers poured cement into the foundation.
  • 灌注。
    Zhè wèi zuò jiā bǎ duì gù xiāng de qíng gǎn guàn zhù zài xiǎo shuō zhōng.
    This writer infused his feelings for his hometown into the novel.
  • 灌注。
    Tā bǎ quán bù xīn xuè guàn zhù zài zhè ge xiàng mù shàng.
    He poured all his heart and soul into this project.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

灌guànpour
注zhùinject

灌 and 注 both describe pouring or filling, together giving the sense of pouring into or concentrating effort.

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
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn灌guàn
Same sound today

灌 pairs its water part with 雚, which gives the character its sound.

Open 灌 →

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
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
主
主zhǔ注zhù
Same sound today

注 combines 水, meaning water, with 主, which gives the sound.

Open 注 →
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