渗透

shèn tòu · shen tou

Traditional 滲透

Meaning

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  1. (lit. and fig.) to permeate
  2. to seep into
  3. (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population)
  4. (of hostile forces) to infiltrate
  5. (chemistry) osmosis

In a sentence

2 examples
01

雨(yǔ)水(shuǐ)慢(màn)慢(màn)渗(shèn)透(tòu)进(jìn)土(tǔ)壤(rǎng),滋(zī)润(rùn)了(le)地(dì)下(xià)的(de)种(zhǒng)子(zi)。

Rainwater slowly seeped into the soil, nourishing the seeds underground.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)新(xīn)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)方(fāng)式(shì)已(yǐ)经(jīng)渗(shèn)透(tòu)到(dào)年(nián)轻(qīng)人(rén)的(de)日(rì)常(cháng)习(xí)惯(guàn)中(zhōng)。

This new lifestyle has already permeated young people's daily habits.

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