渗透

滲透
shèntòu
verb HSK 7 #9,891

Meanings

  1. 1 to permeate; to seep through
  2. 2 to infiltrate
  3. 3 osmosis (in science)

Characters

Seep through — to permeate or infiltrate.

Examples

Yǔshuǐ shèntòu le zhěng miàn qiáng.
Rainwater permeated the entire wall.
Jiàndié shèntòu dào le dífāng nèibù.
The spy infiltrated into the enemy's ranks.
Wàilái wénhuà yǐjīng shèntòu dào rìcháng shēnghuó zhōng.
Foreign culture has already permeated everyday life.

Tips

usage
渗透 works in three domains: physical (water seeping through), military/political (infiltration), and figurative (ideas or culture permeating society). In science, 渗透 also means osmosis: 渗透 (osmotic pressure).

Stroke Order

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