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浸

jìn · jin

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Meaning

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  1. to immerse
  2. to soak
  3. to steep
  4. gradually
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Soaked through

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)衣服(yīfu)怎么(zěnme)都(dōu)湿(shī)了(le)？

    Dengdeng, why are your clothes all wet?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)跑步(pǎobù)回来(huílai)的(de)，汗(hàn)把(bǎ)衣服(yīfu)都(dōu)浸湿(jìnshī)了(le)。

    I just ran back. Sweat has soaked my clothes through.

  3. Liangliang

    快(kuài)去(qù)换(huàn)一件(yījiàn)干(gān)的(de)吧(ba)。

    Go change into a dry one.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)，连(lián)书包(shūbāo)也(yě)浸湿(jìnshī)了(le)。

    Okay. Look, even my backpack is soaked.

  5. Liangliang

    书包(shūbāo)也(yě)是(shì)被(bèi)汗(hàn)浸湿(jìnshī)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Did sweat soak your backpack too?

  6. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)汗(hàn)，是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)水杯(shuǐbēi)漏(lòu)了(le)！

    Not sweat. My water bottle leaked!

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2 examples
01

矛(máo)尖(jiān)浸(jìn)在(zài)一(yì)种(zhǒng)致(zhì)命(mìng)的(de)毒(dú)药(yào)里(lǐ)。

The tip of the spear was dipped in a deadly poison.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

把(bǎ)干(gān)香(xiāng)菇(gū)浸(jìn)在(zài)温(wēn)水(shuǐ)里(lǐ)泡(pào)软(ruǎn)。

Soak the dried shiitake mushrooms in warm water until soft.

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