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tòu

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Radical
Strokes10
HSK 6
Definitions
v
  • (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through
  • to tell secretly; to leak
  • to appear; to show
adv
  • thoroughly; through and through
Examples

透水

tòu shuǐ

Water permeable; to let water through.

钉子钉(dìng)透了木板丨比喻用法透过事物的表面现象,找出它的本质。

dīng zi dìng tòu le mù bǎn | bǐ yù yòng fǎ tòu guò shì wù de biǎo miàn xiàn xiàng, zhǎo chū tā de běn zhì.

The nail has penetrated through the wooden board | Metaphorical usage: to see through the surface phenomena of things and find their essence.

这花白里透红。

zhè huā bái lǐ tòu hóng

This flower is white with a tinge of red.

Strokes: 10HSK 6Frequency #1239Verified
透 (tòu) — (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through - ISCBJ Dictionary