横溢

橫溢
héngyì
verb #55,500

Meanings

  1. 1 to brim over (with talent)
  2. 2 to overflow (of a river)

Examples

HSK 6
Tā cóngxiǎo cáihuá héngyì, shí suì jiù kāishǐ xiě xiǎoshuō le.
She has been brimming with talent since childhood and started writing novels at ten.
HSK 6
Liánrì bàoyǔ, jiāngshuǐ héngyì, yānmò le liǎng'àn de nóngtián.
After days of heavy rain, the river overflowed and flooded the farmland on both banks.

Tips

usage
Today it is mostly praise for talent: 才华横溢, 才气横溢. 横 'sideways' pictures water spilling over the banks in every direction. Feelings take 洋溢 instead: 热情洋溢 'brimming with warmth'.

Stroke Order

横 héng
溢 yì