jìn
verb #9,564

Meanings

  1. 1 to soak; to immerse; to steep
  2. 2 to seep; to permeate gradually

Examples

Bǎ yīfu jìn zài shuǐ lǐ.
Soak the clothes in water.
Yǔshuǐ jìnshī le tā de xiézi.
The rainwater soaked his shoes.
Tā chénjìn zài yīnyuè zhōng.
She was immersed in the music.

Tips

usage
appears in many useful compounds: 浸泡 (to soak), 湿 (to get wet through), 沉浸 (to be immersed/engrossed in), 浸透 (to soak through). 沉浸 (chénjìnshì) = 'immersive' — used for language learning, VR, experiences.
memory
(water) + (to encroach) minus the— water slowly encroaching into something. That's soaking.

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