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涌

chōng · chong/yǒng · yong

Traditional 湧

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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chōng 涌

  1. (used in place names)

yǒng 湧

  1. to bubble up
  2. to rush forth

yǒng 涌

  1. variant of 湧 / 涌 (yǒng)
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Water from the ground

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，水(shuǐ)从(cóng)地下(dìxià)涌(yǒng)出来(chūlái)了(le)！

    Look, water is gushing up from the ground!

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)泉水(quánshuǐ)！泉水(quánshuǐ)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)涌(yǒng)。

    It is a spring! It keeps gushing.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)喝(hē)一口(yīkǒu)。

    I want a sip.

  4. Dengdeng

    等一下(děngyīxià)，旁边(pángbiān)写着(xiězhe)：不能(bùnéng)喝(hē)。

    Wait, the sign next to it says: do not drink.

  5. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)。看着(kànzhe)水(shuǐ)涌(yǒng)出来(chūlái)，也(yě)算(suàn)解渴(jiěkě)。

    Fine. Watching the water gush out sort of quenches my thirst.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

泉(quán)水(shuǐ)从(cóng)石(shí)缝(fèng)里(lǐ)涌(yǒng)出(chū)来(lái)。

Spring water gushed out from the cracks in the rocks.

02

听(tīng)到(dào)这(zhè)个(ge)好(hǎo)消(xiāo)息(xī)，大(dà)家(jiā)心(xīn)里(lǐ)涌(yǒng)起(qǐ)一(yí)阵(zhèn)暖(nuǎn)意(yì)。

Hearing this good news, a wave of warmth welled up in everyone's hearts.

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