(jiàn) — to splash

Definition

溅 (jiàn) is 'to splash' — liquid flies outward in drops and lands on something (often the speaker, as in 水溅了我一身). 泼 is a larger, more forceful splash; 洒 is gentler spilling or sprinkling.

verb
to splash

Examples

  • Hǎi làng jiàn dào àn shàng.
    The waves splashed onto the shore.
  • Tā hē shuǐ tài kuài, shuǐ jiàn chū lái le.
    He drank water too fast, and water splashed out.
  • Xǐ chē de shí hou, shuǐ jiàn le wǒ yì shēn.
    When washing the car, water splashed all over me.

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