淋

lín · lin/lìn · lin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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lín 淋

  1. to sprinkle
  2. to drip
  3. to pour
  4. to drench

lìn 淋

  1. to filter
  2. to strain
  3. to drain
  4. gonorrhea
  5. (TCM) strangury

In a sentence

2 examples
01

突(tū)然(rán)下(xià)起(qǐ)大(dà)雨(yǔ),他(tā)被(bèi)淋(lín)得(de)全(quán)身(shēn)湿(shī)透(tòu)。

Suddenly it started raining heavily, and he got drenched all over.

02

把(bǎ)热(rè)汤(tāng)淋(lín)在(zài)米(mǐ)饭(fàn)上(shàng)会(huì)更(gèng)好(hǎo)吃(chī)。

Pouring hot soup over the rice makes it taste better.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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