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渗透

shèn tòu · shen tou

Traditional 滲透

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. (lit. and fig.) to permeate
  2. to seep into
  3. (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population)
  4. (of hostile forces) to infiltrate
  5. (chemistry) osmosis
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The hotpot smell

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)外套(wàitào)有(yǒu)火锅(huǒguō)味(wèi)！

    My coat smells of hotpot!

  2. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)，味道(wèidao)渗透(shèntòu)进(jìn)衣服(yīfu)了(le)。

    We ate hotpot yesterday and the smell seeped into the clothes.

  3. Liangliang

    洗(xǐ)一(yī)洗(xǐ)，就(jiù)好(hǎo)了(le)吧(ba)？

    If I wash it, it will be fine, right?

  4. Dengdeng

    洗(xǐ)了(le)两次(liǎngcì)，还是(háishi)渗透(shèntòu)得(de)很(hěn)深(shēn)。

    I washed it twice and it still seeped in deep.

  5. Liangliang

    算了(suànle)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)当(dāng)它(tā)是(shì)新(xīn)香水(xiāngshuǐ)。

    Forget it. I will treat it as a new perfume.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

雨(yǔ)水(shuǐ)慢(màn)慢(màn)渗(shèn)透(tòu)进(jìn)土(tǔ)壤(rǎng)，滋(zī)润(rùn)了(le)地(dì)下(xià)的(de)种(zhǒng)子(zi)。

Rainwater slowly seeped into the soil, nourishing the seeds underground.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)新(xīn)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)方(fāng)式(shì)已(yǐ)经(jīng)渗(shèn)透(tòu)到(dào)年(nián)轻(qīng)人(rén)的(de)日(rì)常(cháng)习(xí)惯(guàn)中(zhōng)。

This new lifestyle has already permeated young people's daily habits.

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