溢出

yìchū

verb #21,845

Meanings

1 to overflow
2 to spill over
3 (computing) overflow

Characters

to overflow; to excess

Examples

水杯太满，水溢出来了。

Shuǐ bēi tài mǎn, shuǐ yì chū lái le.

The cup was too full and the water spilled over.

程序出现了缓冲区溢出错误。

Chéngxù chūxiàn le huǎnchōngqū yìchū cuòwù.

The program encountered a buffer overflow error.

喜悦之情溢出她的眼眶。

Xǐyuè zhī qíng yìchū tā de yǎnkuàng.

Joy overflowed from her eyes.

Tips

usage

溢出 is used both literally (liquid overflowing) and technically (buffer overflow in computing). In literary contexts it can describe emotions 'overflowing', e.g. 喜悦溢出 (joy overflowing).

Stroke Order

溢 yì

出 chū