(rùn) — (adjective) moist, glossy, sleek; (verb) to moisten, to lubricate; to embellish (e.g., 润色); (verb, neologism slang) to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions), homophonic loan from English 'run'

Definition

As an adjective, 润 means 'moist, supple' (often of skin) — softer than 潮湿 ('damp') and less glossy than 光滑. As a verb it means 'to moisten' or 'to polish/embellish' writing (润色).

adjective
moistglossysleek
verb
to moistento lubricateto embellish (e.g., 润色)(verb, neologism slang) to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions)homophonic loan from English 'run'

Examples

  • Tā de pí fū hěn rùn, kàn qǐ lái tè bié jiàn kāng.
    Her skin is very moist and looks especially healthy.
  • Xiě wán hòu, tā yòng le yì wǎn shàng rùn sè.
    After finishing the writing, he spent the whole evening polishing it.
  • Tā zài wǎng shàng shuō xiǎng rùn dào jiā ná dà qù.
    He said online that he wants to emigrate to Canada.

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