透风

透風
tòufēng
verb #27,791

Meanings

  1. 1 to let air through; to ventilate
  2. 2 to let a secret out; to leak information

Examples

Zhè jiàn yīfu tòufēng xìng hěn hǎo, xiàtiān chuān hěn liángkuai.
This garment has excellent ventilation — it's very cool to wear in summer.
Xiāoxi hái méi gōngbù, shì shéi xiàng wài tòufēng de?
The news hasn't been announced yet — who leaked it?

Tips

usage
透风 has two main uses: literal (air passing through — ventilation) and figurative (information leaking out). The figurative sense is very common in informal speech, similar to 'leak' in English.

Stroke Order

tòu
fēng