浸透

jìntòu

verb #28,064

Meanings

1 to soak through
2 to saturate
3 to drench
4 to permeate

Characters

to soak; to immerse; to steep

to penetrate; through; thoroughly

Examples

HSK 3

大雨把他的衣服都浸透了。

Dàyǔ bǎ tā de yīfu dōu jìntòu le.

The heavy rain soaked his clothes through.

HSK 6

这块布被染料浸透了。

Zhè kuài bù bèi rǎnliào jìntòu le.

This cloth was saturated with dye.

Tips

usage

浸透 implies complete saturation - liquid has fully penetrated through the material. It can also be used figuratively: 充满爱意的话语浸透了她的心 (words full of love permeated her heart).

Stroke Order

浸 jìn

透 tòu