透

tòu · tou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through
  2. to tell secretly; to leak
  3. thoroughly; through and through
  4. to appear; to show

In a sentence

2 examples
01

今(jīn)天(tiān)糟(zāo)糕(gāo)透(tòu)了(le),所(suǒ)以(yǐ)我(wǒ)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)去(qù)喝(hē)一(yì)杯(bēi)就(jiù)直(zhí)接(jiē)上(shàng)床(chuáng)。

I had an awful experience today, so I'm going to have a beer and go straight to bed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by papabear · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)不(bù)推(tuī)荐(jiàn)在(zài)那(nà)家(jiā)餐(cān)馆(guǎn)吃(chī)饭(fàn)。食(shí)物(wù)糟(zāo)糕(gāo)透(tòu)了(le)。

I don't recommend eating in that restaurant. The food is awful.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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