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走漏 (zǒu lòu) — to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to smuggle and evade tax; (of goods) to suffer shrinkage or loss (due to theft, etc.)

Definition

走漏 (zǒu lòu) means information or secrets leak out through someone's negligence or carelessness. Unlike 泄露 / 泄漏, it implies the leak was accidental, not deliberate; 漏 alone is more about physical leaks or omitting items.

verb
to leak (information, secrets, etc.)to smuggle and evade tax(of goods) to suffer shrinkage or loss (due to theft, etc.)

Examples

  • 走漏。
    Gōng sī de zhòng yào shù jù zǒu lòu le chū qù.
    The company's important data leaked out.
  • 走漏。
    Qiān wàn bié ràng zhè ge xiāo xi zǒu lòu chū lái.
    Don't let this news leak out.
  • 走漏。
    Jǐng chá zhèng zài diào chá shì shuí zǒu lòu le mì mì.
    The police are investigating who leaked the secret.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

走zǒuescape
漏lòuleak

走 can mean to escape and 漏 means to leak; together they describe information or goods leaking out.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original shape showed a running man, with a foot added later.

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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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Communication & Speech

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