渗入

滲入

shènrù

verb #14,424

Meanings

1 to permeate
2 to seep into
3 to infiltrate

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

雨水渗入了墙壁。

Yǔshuǐ shènrù le qiángbì.

Rainwater seeped into the wall.

HSK 6

外来文化渐渐渗入了当地社会。

Wàilái wénhuà jiànjiàn shènrù le dāngdì shèhuì.

Foreign culture gradually permeated the local society.

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usage

Can be used literally (water seeping) or figuratively (ideas/culture infiltrating). For deliberate infiltration by people, 渗透 is more common.

Stroke Order

渗 shèn

入 rù